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To: Hardly B. Solipsist who wrote (12009)	9/19/1999 10:35:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Respond to of 19079

OT - Feynman I still contend he was better purely because he made it accessible. I wouldn't (and didn't) contend his body of work was better (actually, if you count the stuff he DIDN'T publish or gave away credit for, he might have been damn close), but I DO argue that making it accessible counts for ALOT. As a young kid, it was Feynman (I didn't know it at the time) who opened the world of physics to me through his introductory coursework. It was only after I'd read his "Genius" that I double checked my texts and saw where my interest had been derived. I merely stated Feynman (if visionaries were paid commensurately) would've been wealthier than Einstein...I stand by that statement. His vision may not have opened more windows in the world of physics....it just opened the world of science to many more people. To me - THAT is visionary on a much grander scale. BTW, virtually everyone in Los Alamos believed Feynman to be the most talented person there because his skills covered such a wide variety of topics, and went deeply into each. Einstein limited his skillset, often deliberately.