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Feynman was courageously critical of government engineers in how they handled, one might say covered up, negligence that caused the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.
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→Religious views: But Feynman also rejected the Philosophy of Science which recognizes important limitations on scientific assertions, such as falsifiability.
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→Religious views: The quote attributed to Feynman as being an "avowed atheist" was as a young man, when a rebellious attitude is common among many, particularly in a university culture.
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→Religious views: The quote below in 1981 below from Feynman about his preference to focus on issues he can figure out may be a more precise explanation of his religious views late in life, rather than labeling him as an "atheist" as some websites do.
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→Quotes: Feynman quote: “Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.”
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As an example of his extraordinary talent at mathematics by a physicist, Feynman scored in the top five nationally on the Putnam college math contest in 1939.
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Concerned more about UV radiation than brightness ....
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ref: Feynman's Appendix to the Rogers Commission Report on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
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previous NASA experience had shown, on occasion, just such difficulties, near accidents, and accidents
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his independent intellect and direct methods were at odds with the commission’s formal approach
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