Richard Feynman

American Theoretical Physicist

Richard Phillips Feynman was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as his work in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. Wikipedia

Born: May 11, 1918, New York, New York, United States

Died: February 15, 1988, Los Angeles, California, United States

Education: Princeton University (1939–1942), MORE

Spouse: Gweneth Howarth (m. 1960–1988), Mary Louise Bell (m. 1952–1958), Arline Greenbaum (m. 1942–1945)

Parents: Melville Feynman, Lucille Phillips

Academic advisors: John Archibald Wheeler, Manuel Sandoval Vallarta