The Fantastic Mr Feynman
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Richard Feynman is one of the most iconic, influential and inspiring scientists of the 20th century. He helped design the atomic bomb, solved the mystery of the Challenger Shuttle catastrophe and won a Nobel Prize. Now, 25 years after his death - in his own words and those of his friends and family - this is the story of the most captivating communicator in the history of science.
Production
BBC Scotland, Science Channel, The Open University
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Richard Feynman
Self (archive footage)
Joan Feynman
Self - Sister
Freeman Dyson
Self (archive footage)
Sean Carroll
Self - Theoretical Physicist, CALTECH
Leonard Mlodinow
Self - Author of 'Feynman's Rainbow'
Carl Feynman
Self - Son
Michelle Feynman
Self - Daughter
Richard Davies
Self - Physicist and friend
Marcus Chown
Self - Author and former Feynman student
Jirayr Zorthian
Self - Artist and friend
Danny Hillis
Self - Computer designer and friend
Albert Hibbs
Self - Mathematician and friend (archive footage)
Donald Kutyna
Self - General, US Airforce 1957-1992
Larry Mulloy
Self - NASA (archive footage)
Daniela Nardini
Narrator (voice)
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