The Vanishing Mr. Feynman
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In his final years, Richard Feynman's curiosity took him to some surprising places. We hear from his companions on the trips he took — and one he wasn’t able to. (Part three of a three-part series).)

• **SOURCES: **

• Alan Alda), actor and screenwriter.

• Barbara Berg, friend of Richard Feynman.

• Helen Czerski), physicist and oceanographer at University College London.

• Michelle Feynman), photographer and daughter of Richard Feynman.

• Cheryl Haley, friend of Richard Feynman.

• Debby Harlow, friend of Richard Feynman.

• Ralph Leighton), biographer and film producer.

• Charles Mann), science journalist and author.

• John Preskill), professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.

• Lisa Randall), professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University.

• Christopher Sykes), documentary filmmaker.

• Stephen Wolfram), founder and C.E.O. of Wolfram Research; creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language.

• **RESOURCES: **

• I Love My Wife...)*, *directed by Ian Tierney (2020).

• Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science)*, *by Lawrence M. Krauss (2011).

• Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: Selected Letters of Richard P. Feynman)*, *edited by Michelle Feynman (2005).

• The Pleasure of Finding Things Out)*, *by Richard Feynman (1999).

• The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark), by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan (1995).

• Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman)*, *by James Gleick (1992).

• The Quest for Tannu Tuva), by Christopher Sykes (1988)

• *“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” *)by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1988).

• The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-century Physics)*, *by Robert Crease and Charles Mann (1986).

• Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!)*, *by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton (1985).

• Fun to Imagine), BBC docuseries (1983).

• **EXTRAS: **

• “The Curious, Brilliant, Vanishing Mr. Feynman),” series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).