Richard Phillips Feynman, born on May 11, 1918 in Far Rockaway Queens, New York was an American Physicist known for his various works and contributions to the field of Theoretical Physics. He is probably best known today for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics (he proposed the parton model). For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin Itiro Tomonaga received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. He developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as the Feynman Diagrams. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world. . Feynman also became known through his semi-autobiographical books "Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman! and "What do you Care what other people think?" and books written about him, such as "Tuva or Bust!" Feynman also had a deep interest in biology, safe-cracking, radios and in engineering. He died in 1998 after a prolonged illness.
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