Connection: Richard Feynman and Albert Einstein

Alan Alda is a very talented writer whose inspiration comes from his hero, Richard Feynman. We already know that Feynman has a brilliant mind and is considered to be second when compared to Einstein's, but that simple, little connection that exists is not the only reason I chose to write about Feynman and Einstein. After reading this story about Alda's experiences with Feynman, I realized how much I truly honor Einstein. I can consider him a hero of mine.

These two men are very brilliant and creative who have many different parts of life mixed into one being. When Alda and Parnell were trying to write the QED about Feynman, they found it nearly impossible to do because Feynman was such a complex man and had many views on the world. He is known for some work in the formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of liquid helium, as well as in particle physics. He also helped in the development of the atomic bomb. Einstein is, obviously, very complex as well.

Einstein developed the general theory of relativity and is known as the father of modern physics. He's best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula, E = mc2 , and received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". ( "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 Nobel Foundation.)

Both Einstein and Feynman have studied physics and have shaped the world as we know it in some way. These two men are the same, yet different in so many ways. When hearing Feynman talk, he talks about how beautiful the world is and how deeply he thinks through things. In a video of Einstein speaking, he says "a country becomes really a soul only in consciously serving the intellectual life." Einstein believes that a country will become when when they act intellectually or think intellectually. I'm not the smartest person, but Einstein has me trying.

Einstein is one of my hero's and I'm proud to admit it. Just like Alan Alda finds Feynman fascinating, I find Einstein to be even more so. The way he thinks and acts shocks me and has me looking up to him as a person and a teacher, if you will.