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> February 22, 2002:
Hour Two: Richard Feynman / 'Q.E.D.'
These days, scientists turning up on stage and screen can be the stars
of the show....no longer just one dimensional, pocket-protector-sporting
geeks with crazy hair. In this hour of Science Friday, we'll talk with
playwright Peter Parnell about his new play Q-E-D. The play takes a
look into the life of physicist Richard Feynman, known for (among other
things) his distinctive personality, Nobel Prize (1965, for "fundamental
work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep-ploughing consequences for
the physics of elementary particles") problem solving skills, and
bongo-playing.
What are the challenges of putting science on the stage? We'll talk
about it -- and we'll talk with a friend of Mr. Feynman's about the
challenges of being true to Mr. Feynman's memory.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners'
Lounge (registration
required).
Guests:
Peter Parnell
Playwright
Culver City, California
Ralph Leighton
Friend of Richard Feynman
Author,
"Tuva or Bust: Richard Feynman's Last Journey" (W.W. Norton, 1991)
Consultant, Q.E.D.
San Francisco, California
Steven Weinberg
Author,
"Facing Up: Science and Its Cultural Adversaries" (Harvard
Univ Pr, 2001)
Professor, Physics
Nobel Prize Winner,
1979
University of Texas, Austin
Austin, Texas
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
- Feynman
Online
Richard
P. Feynman - Biography
Nobel
Prizes: Physics 1965
PhysicsWeb
- Feynman returns to centre stage
NYPOST.COM
Theater Reviews ALDA HAS ANSWERS By CLIVE BARNES
Feynman F(Ph)ysics
Festival Science and Drama: The Creation of the Play QED Friends
of Tuva
CNN
- Popularity of late physicist revived on Internet - Oct. 10, 1996
Yahoo!
Science > Physics > Physicists > Feynman, Richard (1918-1988)
The Tuva Trader (provider
of the Feynman audio clips we played)
- This segment produced by: Annette
Heist
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