The Young Feynman
DOI: 10.1063/1.881189
“This chap from MIT: Look at his aptitude test ratings in mathematics and physics. Fantastic! Nobody else who’s applying here at Princeton comes anywhere near so close to the absolute peak.” Someone else on the Graduate Admissions Committee broke in, “He must be a diamond in the rough. We’ve never let in anyone with scores so low in history and English. But look at the practical experience he’s had in chemistry and in working with friction.”
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More about the Authors
John Archibald Wheeler. Emeritus, Princeton University.
