The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out was filmed in 1981 and will delight and inspire anyone who would like to share something of the joys of scientific discovery. Feynman is a master storyteller, and his tales – about childhood, Los Alamos, or how he won a Nobel Prize – are a vivid and entertaining insight into the mind of a great scientist at work and play.
In this candid interview Feynman touches on a wide array of topics from the beauty of nature to particle physics. He explains things that are hard to grasp in layman’s terms much like Carl Sagan did in the cosmos series. His explanation of the scientific method covers what we know, why we know it and most importantly, what we don’t know and the pleasure of figuring it out.
While the video quality is less than desirable the content of this program more than makes up for it. Professor Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Prize for Chemistry said “The 1981 Feynman Horizon is the best science program I have ever seen. This is not just my opinion – it is also the opinion of many of the best scientists that I know who have seen the program… It should be mandatory viewing for all students whether they be science or arts students.”
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I can’t believe how excellent this documentary is, he is truly a great story teller and has a quite unique way of thinking , and also a brilliant man. He looks a lot like client eastwood is this doucmentary. Don’t be fooled by the low quality, worth a watch.
After 15 minutes of this video I thought “why is this cab driver deserved of a video.” I started to formulate reasons to trash it. Then it started to make sense. You must watch beyond the first 15 minutes to find out why. This guy speaks English and fluently speaks “science” He is a genius in its purist form. An ordinary guy (clearly NOT) to whom the truth just clicked.
This doc is an excellent example of persevering beyond the veneer!
An interesting talk from a top Theoretical Physicist.
One thing Feynman said, we are just not in proportion. The size of the Earth, the size of us, are just not in proportion to the size of the Universe to fully understand everything.
We can far from comprehend everything that is out there.
And until we do, there will be no absolute answers.
“I’m not scared of not knowing it all” he said :D how absolutely cool a statement. I like this man.
Excellent film! I feel as though my brain has expanded. :-)
Very interesting documentary and Feynman has a very organic way of expressing technicalities and makes it fairly easy to understand. He’s quite the character, very colorful.
i always love watching Feynman- hes a great inspiration to anyone aspiring to know.
here’s a link to another Feynman video called physics is fun to imagine- http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/richard_feynman.html, i found it on TED.com, one of my favorite websites for updates on all things progress.
When this doc. ended I wondered how I could keep it with me. The knowledge, the attitude are so vital to me I feel sad I will not retain the information. ah I could add it to my iphone perhaps.
Thank for the Ted link Phil.
Wonderful story-telling…. very nice documentary!!
@Achems Razor
That’s why we invented technology. It can grow beyond ourselves.
The book: Surely you’re joking Mister Feynman
is a fun read. It tells of his time spent at Los Alamos
on the big bomb project and his whimsical nature toying
with co-workers and picking locks etc.
Check it out your local library…2-thumbs up!
@ Achems Razor: its rather easy to comprehend
what’s all out there…and not difficult at all!
just imagine every possible micro-cosmic and macro-cosmic
entity and improbable scenario in the multiverse…
then multiply those thoughts by 10-to the exponent 10
See! Easy Huh? Mind-over-all-that-dark-matter…LOL
@ Jack Green: “To err is human”…
otherwise we wouldn’t need to improve on
the damn technology. LOL
WOW! I almost passed this one over… very glad I didn’t! This man, whom I’ve unfortunately never heard of, is a genius in far more than the conventional definition of the word. Extremely inspiring and thought provoking! My mind is spinning with things I could say about this film, so I will say only that i agree with almost all previous comments and feel the same as Barbara. Thanks Phil for the link; next on my “to watch” list.