Monday, June 03, 2019

Murray Gell-Mann (1929-2019)

To mark the passing of Murray Gell-Mann, who died 10 days ago at age 89, I offer a link to this 2000 article from The Atlantic on the often-difficult working relationship between Gell-Mann and his CalTech colleague Richard Feynman. The article doesn't always portray Gell-Mann in a favorable light, but describes his brilliance and, in my view, brings him to life so that readers will feel like they knew him.