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Richard Phillips Feynman (1918-1988) **What was his occupation?** Richard Feynman was a physicist. He spent most of his career at California Institute of Technology. There, he did an amazing amount of research and lecturing.

He was known for his work in the fields of quantum electrodynamics, superfluidity and nanotechnology. He was also known for his work in the Manhattan Project and the Challenger investigation.
 * What was he known for?**

He worked on theories involving the interactions between light and matter at the atomic level. Superfluidity is when a liquid's viscosity decreases to about zero. Viscosity is the thickness of liquid. Nanotechnology is the study of using and making devices that are microscopic and operate at the atomic and molecular scale. An example that they thought of back then were nanobots. Richard Feynman gave a speech about nanotechnology, saying "There's plenty of room at the bottom".
 * What did he do in layman's terms?**

In 1942, he was assigned to work on the Manhattan Project, which was based on a theory sent by Albert Einstein to determine if man could split the atom and harness nuclear power. The Manhattan Project was designed to bring together an elite group of scienists and build a nuclear bomb. He won the Nobel Prize twice - once in 1965 and once in 1972. In 1986, he was appointed to be on the Challenger investigation to determine why it exploded.
 * Highlights of his career.**

Feynman was married in 1942 to Arline Greenbaum. She died of tuberculosis in 1945. His second marriage didn't last, but his third to Gweneth Howarth lasted until his death. They had two children, one of whom was adopted.
 * Personal life**

He died of two rare forms of cancer. He had a good sense of humor; he was so bored during the Manhattan Project, he used to pick the locks used to store top-secret files and he left fake notes in place of real notes (he returned the real ones later), and he spooked his colleagues once because they had thought that some spy had broken in. He learned to play samba style on the drums. He had sucess in the drawing profession under the name "Ofey".
 * Did you know?**

Richard Feynman was born in Far Rockaway, New York City, NY. He died in Los Angeles, CA.
 * Where was he born and where did he die?**

Richard Feynman was born on May 11, 1918. He died on Febuary 15, 1988.
 * When was he born, and when did he die?**


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