The United States Post Office now has stamps honoring four outstanding scientists: John von Neumann, Barbara McClintock, Josiah Willard Gibbs, and Richard Feynman.
It's a delight to see such a tribute to the people who have, from their work and imaginations, enriched the lives of all of us.
Read about von Neumann here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann
Read about McClintock here: http://www.nas.edu/history/members/mcclintock.html
Read about Gibbs here: http://www.aip.org/history/gap/Gibbs/Gibbs.html
Read about Feynman here: http://www.amasci.com/feynman.html and http://www.feynmanonline.com/
Let's end this posting with a quote from Feynman that I saw for the first time at the site I cited on him:
"Physics is like sex. Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it." - R. Feynman
Thursday, May 12, 2005
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