“It was a reaction I learned from my father: have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look at what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, Is it reasonable?”
Richard Feynman (verified)
What Do You Care What Other People Think? (Primary source)
Feynman’s poignant final memoir interweaving tender remembrances of his first wife Arlene’s death from tuberculosis with his determined investigation of the Challenger disaster, revealing both personal vulnerability and professional integrity.
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