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Richard Feynman was a renowned American physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and electrodynamics. Born in 1918, he excelled in academia from an early age, receiving his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1942. Feynman played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. He later taught at the California Institute of Technology and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. Feynman was admired for his charismatic teaching style and popular books such as "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" He passed away in 1988, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking work and inspirational lectures.