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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

Richard Feynman

Physics / Popular Science

Richard Feynman's famously approachable lectures on quantum electrodynamics, explaining how photons and electrons actually behave with arrows and amplitudes instead of equations. Altman has publicly mentioned rereading it and forgetting how interesting it is.

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  • Sam Altman
    “I just reread QED and had forgotten how interesting it is. It's a quick (but not easy) very fun read.”

    Quote from @sama on Twitter, archived in curated lists of his book mentions. Feynman is a recurring figure in Altman's references to first-principles thinking.

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  • Larry Page

    Listed on Larry Page's bookmarked.club page.

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