Dear Koichi,
I was very happy to hear from you, and that you have such a position in the Research Laboratories. Unfortunately your letter made me unhappy for you seem to be truly sad. It seems that the influence of your teacher has been to give you a false idea of what are worthwhile problems. The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to. A problem is grand in science if it lies before us unsolved and we see some way for us to make some headway into it. I would advise you to take even simpler, or as you say, humbler, problems until you find some you can really solve easily, no matter how trivial. You will get the pleasure of success, and of helping your fellow man, even if it is only to answer a question in the mi... (查看原文)
3 有用 bymbrofeng 2013-04-19 19:30:20
高中到大学期间,我把能找到的Feynman的书都看了(除了他的物理教材,那实在太多了)。但这本费曼书信集是大学后才得手。喜欢费曼的人都应该看看。费曼太率直可爱而又洞察了。魔术师。
0 有用 雪地里的水煮蛋 2012-06-27 11:44:49
wow.....每次读的关于Feynman的书都是非常喜欢,deeply charming character,书信来自他自己的口气,被深深吸引并且经常读的感觉非常感动,小中见大的地方处处可见。
0 有用 许三 2006-04-15 08:53:59
quintessential feynman
3 有用 bymbrofeng 2013-04-19 19:30:20
高中到大学期间,我把能找到的Feynman的书都看了(除了他的物理教材,那实在太多了)。但这本费曼书信集是大学后才得手。喜欢费曼的人都应该看看。费曼太率直可爱而又洞察了。魔术师。
0 有用 雪地里的水煮蛋 2012-06-27 11:44:49
wow.....每次读的关于Feynman的书都是非常喜欢,deeply charming character,书信来自他自己的口气,被深深吸引并且经常读的感觉非常感动,小中见大的地方处处可见。
0 有用 许三 2006-04-15 08:53:59
quintessential feynman