On: Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine (1989)

[gbromios]

This was a typical Richard Feynman explanation. On the one hand, it infuriated the experts who had worked on the problem because it neglected to even mention all of the clever problems that they had solved. On the other hand, it delighted the listeners since they could walk away from it with a real understanding of the phenomenon and how it was connected to physical reality.

I've never seen this article before, and I love how the author managed to leave me delighted in the same way, feeling much smarter than I actually am, especially about theoretical physics.

[anaerobia → gbromios]

A reprint of it is in the book Feynman and Computation edited by Anthony J.G. Hey. You can find it in Amazon or your local library.