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Also Known As Richard Phillips Feynman
Born May 11, 1918 • New York City • New York
Died February 15, 1988 (aged 69) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1965)
Notable Works “The Feynman Lectures on Physics”
Subjects Of Study Feynman diagram • quantum electrodynamics • weak interaction
Role In Manhattan Project

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