Richard Feynman Traditional Cache

Part of the Famous Scientist Series highlighting individuals who contributed to the scientific progress of mankind.

Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics.