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The Feynman Lectures on Physics
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Max Tegmark (1 episode), Brian Cox (1 episode) and John Preskill (1 episode) on StarTalk Radio (2 episodes), Freakonomics Radio (1 episode) and Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode).
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Questions about The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman
Who recommends The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman on podcasts?
Max Tegmark (1 episode) has recommended The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman on podcasts. In all, 3 people brought it up across 3 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Feynman Lectures on Physics the most?
StarTalk Radio (2 episodes), Freakonomics Radio (1 episode) and Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode).
Is The Feynman Lectures on Physics recommended, or only discussed?
The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2026-05-27.
What do people say about The Feynman Lectures on Physics?
Max Tegmark on Lex Fridman Podcast (2021-01-18): "So we took the 100 most famous or complicated equations from one of my favorite physics textbooks in fact the one that got me into physics in the first place the feynman lectures on physics."
When was The Feynman Lectures on Physics last mentioned on a podcast?
The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman was last discussed on Freakonomics Radio by John Preskill on 2026-05-27.
The best things said about it
Feynman officially taught an undergraduate class only for 2 years. And those were captured by some now famous books called The Feynman Lectures on Physics. They're three big red books.
Richard Feynman tells the story in his work; he wrote a lot, of course, about physics, about this conversation that he had with John Wheeler about the one-electron universe. But I need you to tell it because...
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Why people recommend it
The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew Sands captures the legendary physicist's undergraduate lectures delivered at the California Institute of Technology. On Freakonomics Radio, John Preskill discussed how Feynman officially taught introductory undergraduate classes for only two years, and how those brilliant instructional sessions were preserved in the iconic three red volumes. Brian Cox referenced these lectures on StarTalk Radio to explain physical mechanics such as ocean tides, while Neil deGrasse Tyson noted how Feynman used his published works to recount conversations with colleagues like John Wheeler about theoretical concepts like the one-electron universe. Additionally, Max Tegmark shared on the Lex Fridman Podcast that these exact textbooks served as his primary gateway into physics, inspiring him to feature equations from the collection in his AI research. Across these podcasts, speakers celebrated the enduring legacy of the texts, highlighting Feynman's unique gift for making complex physical laws accessible, rigorous, and deeply engaging for generations of students and scientists.
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Max Tegmark so we took the 100 most famous or complicated equations from one of my favorite physics textbooks in fact t… 1
“so we took the 100 most famous or complicated equations from one of my favorite physics textbooks in fact the one that got me into physics in the first place the feynman lectures on physics”
Brian Cox So imagine the earth and if you try to explain the tides in the ocean by just having a static picture of th… 1
“So imagine the earth and if you try to explain the tides in the ocean by just having a static picture of the earth and the moon just standing as is drawn in textbooks as is drawn in textbooks then it's hard to figure out what's happening because as Richard Feman said in the Fman lectures if everything's just standing”
John Preskill Feynman officially taught an undergraduate class only for 2 years. And those were captured by some now famo… 1
“Feynman officially taught an undergraduate class only for 2 years. And those were captured by some now famous books called The Feynman Lectures on Physics. They're three big red books.”
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“Richard Feynman tells the story in his work; he wrote a lot, of course, about physics, about this conversation that he had with John Wheeler about the one-electron universe. But I need you to tell it because...”