"The Making of a Scientist"

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6 questions
2

What role did mathematics play as Feynman was growing up?

2

What was Feynman's father observing when his son was playing with the tiles? Reread paragraph 3 and find the sentence which describes the main point of this scene.

2

What was the point behind Feynman sharing his dinosaur story?

2

In paragraph 5, Feynman said, "he would translate as best he could into some reality." What does the word translate mean?

2

As far as nature is concerned, what actually "counts" in the eyes of Feynman's father?

10

In the final paragraph Feynman says he "was given something wonderful when he was a child." Using two examples from the text, explain what it was his father gave him.