25 moments

1. Birth in Queens

   1918-05-11 · Queens, New York City, New York, United States

   Richard Phillips Feynman was born in Queens, New York City. Coordinates represent Queens because the source does not identify a birth address.

2. Ballistics work at Frankford Arsenal

   1941-01-01 · Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

   During the summer before the United States entered World War II, Feynman worked on ballistics problems at the Frankford Arsenal. The source specifies the year and summer but not exact dates.

3. Marriage to Arline Greenbaum

   1942-06-29 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States

   Feynman married Arline Greenbaum in the Staten Island city office while she was seriously ill with tuberculosis. Coordinates represent Staten Island Borough Hall area; the source calls the venue the city office.

4. Arrival for Manhattan Project work

   1943-01-01 · Los Alamos Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

   Feynman joined the redeployed Princeton team at Los Alamos and became a group leader in Hans Bethe's Theoretical Division. The source establishes his presence in 1943 but does not give his exact arrival date at Los Alamos.

5. Safety work at Clinton Engineer Works

   1943-01-01 · Clinton Engineer Works, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

   After completing work at Los Alamos, Feynman was sent to Oak Ridge to help devise safety procedures for enriched-uranium storage. The source does not provide a more precise date; 1943 is the documented Manhattan Project chronology year.

6. Cornell residence at Telluride House

   1945-01-01 · Telluride House, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States

   During much of his Cornell career, Feynman lived at Telluride House, where he later said he did fundamental work associated with his Nobel Prize. The residence extended across part of his 1945–1949 Cornell period; 1945 marks the beginning of that documented period.

7. Trinity nuclear test

   1945-01-01 · Trinity Site, Jornada del Muerto, New Mexico, United States

   Feynman was present at the first nuclear detonation after returning to Manhattan Project work. The source establishes presence at the test but does not state the exact test date in the quoted text.

8. At Arline's deathbed

   1945-06-16 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

   Feynman drove from Los Alamos to Albuquerque and remained with Arline Feynman until her death. Coordinates represent Albuquerque because the source does not identify the hospital in this sentence.

9. Move to Cornell University

   1945-10-01 · Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States

   Feynman left Los Alamos to begin his Cornell appointment in Ithaca.

10. Los Alamos colloquium

    1946-01-01 · Los Alamos Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

    

    Feynman returned to Los Alamos for a colloquium on the proposed Super weapon. The source's photograph caption identifies Feynman at the colloquium but does not supply a more precise date.

11. Pocono Conference presentation

    1948-01-01 · Pocono Manor Inn, Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania, United States

    Feynman presented his alternative formulation of quantum electrodynamics, introducing diagrams that initially puzzled the audience. The conference ran from March 30 to April 2, 1948; the source does not date Feynman's individual presentation.

12. First documented Rio visit

    1949-07-01 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Feynman spent several weeks in Rio de Janeiro, beginning a sustained connection with Brazilian physics and music. Coordinates represent central Rio de Janeiro.

13. Teaching sabbatical in Brazil

    1951-01-01 · Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Feynman chose Brazil for his 1951–1952 sabbatical and taught courses at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas. The source gives a two-year sabbatical period; 1951 marks its beginning.

14. Marriage to Mary Louise Bell

    1952-06-28 · Boise, Idaho, United States

    Soon after returning from Brazil, Feynman married Mary Louise Bell in Boise. Coordinates represent central Boise because the source does not identify the marriage venue.

15. Atoms for Peace Conference

    1958-09-01 · Geneva, Switzerland

    The United States sent Feynman to Geneva for the Atoms for Peace Conference. Coordinates represent central Geneva; the source does not identify the conference building.

16. Meeting Gweneth Howarth at Lake Geneva

    1958-09-01 · Lake Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    While in Switzerland for the conference, Feynman met Gweneth Howarth on the shore of Lake Geneva; they later married. The source identifies Lake Geneva but not the specific beach.

17. Nanotechnology lecture

    1959-01-01 · California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States

    Feynman delivered his influential lecture "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" at Caltech, anticipating atom-scale engineering.

18. Marriage to Gweneth Howarth

    1960-09-24 · Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, California, United States

    Feynman married Gweneth Howarth at the Huntington Hotel in Pasadena. The historic Huntington Hotel is now the Langham Huntington, Pasadena.

19. Physics meeting at Jabłonna

    1962-07-01 · Jabłonna Palace, Jabłonna, Poland

    

    Feynman appeared with Paul Dirac at Jabłonna, Poland, during a physics gathering. Evidence is a contemporaneous photograph caption; the source gives month but not day.

20. Messenger Lectures

    1964-01-01 · Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States

    Feynman gave the Messenger Lectures at Cornell, later adapted into The Character of Physical Law.

21. Caltech commencement address

    1974-01-01 · California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States

    Feynman delivered Caltech's commencement address, formulating his widely cited warning against "cargo cult science." The source does not identify the specific commencement venue on campus.

22. Purchase of Feynman-diagram van

    1975-01-01 · Long Beach, California, United States

    Feynman bought a Dodge Tradesman Maxivan in Long Beach and commissioned its exterior Feynman-diagram murals. Coordinates represent central Long Beach.

23. Los Alamos From Below lecture

    1975-02-06 · University of California, Santa Barbara, California, United States

    Feynman gave his public talk "Los Alamos From Below" at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Coordinates represent the University of California, Santa Barbara campus.

24. Visit to Robert Treat Paine Estate

    1984-01-01 · Robert Treat Paine Estate, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

    

    A documented photograph places Feynman at the Robert Treat Paine Estate in Waltham. Evidence is a photograph caption; the source does not provide a more precise date.

25. Final hospitalization and death

    1988-02-15 · UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Feynman died after his final hospitalization at UCLA Medical Center. The source identifies UCLA Medical Center as his final hospitalization and records his death on February 15.