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Everyone should know who Richard Feynman is! Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988), scientist, teacher, raconteur, and musician.  He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb, expanded the understanding of quantum electrodynamics, and translated Mayan hieroglyphics.

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