Richard Feynman talks about light

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as an entertaining, accessible way to get a feel for light and electric fields.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

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Topic

nature of light

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

6

Recommendation years in dataset

2018–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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• Let's try to work the problem in a way that avoids pedantry, just for a moment. This is one of my favorite PBS clips from the 80's in which Richard Feynman explains how strange the nature of light and by extension all of electromagnetic radiation. …

• I'm sure a lot of people here have already seen this, but for those who haven't I highly recommend you watch this video of Feynman explaining light, [VIDEO] He had an amazing ability to make physics fun and entertaining. I could listen to him talk …

• The potential is obvious once you really start to grasp the reality of the electric field and its properties. (A favorite Feynman vid to give laymen a taste: [VIDEO] ) I don't see how any worthwhile possibilities can be realized at the amateur level however …