1918-1988. US physicist whose work provided
the foundations for quantum electrodynamics.
For his work on the theory of radiation he
was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize for
Physics 1965. As a member of the committee
investigating the Challenger space-shuttle
disaster 1986, he demonstrated the lethal
faults in the rubber seals on the shuttle's
booster rocket. Towards the end of his life
he became widely known for his revealing
autobiography Surely you're Joking Mr
Feynman!