Feynman's Method: Distrust Authority, Trust Experiment

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Feynman contrasted his own obsession with experiment against Einstein's contempt for it. Where Einstein preferred pure thought, Feynman distrusted elegance whenever it conflicted with data — his Nobel came from quantum electrodynamics precisely because experiment confirmed it. The principle: never trust the expert, only trust nature's answer.

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