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Dr. Richard P. Feynman

This person takes genuine enjoyment in learning new puzzles and inventing new ways of doing things.

Ralph Leighton

This person is credited as co-author of the book.

Albert Einstein

This person is one the most famous scientists of the twentieth century.

Jiyrayr Zorthian

This person is an artist whose attempts to learn physics are unproductive.

Hans Bethe

This person is a Manhattan Project scientist who has a connection to Cornell University.

Bob Wilson

This person is among the first to acknowledge the terrible implications of what was accomplished through the Manhattan Project.

Mel and Lucille Feynman

These people raise their children in an environment favorable to developing scientific reasoning skills.

Arlene Feynman

This person dies of tuberculosis.

Nick the Greek

This person is a famous professional gambler.

Robert Oppenheimer

This person is the director of the Manhattan Project

Murray Gell-man

This person gets notice...

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