Richard Feynman pioneered the field of Quantum Electrodynamics and won the Nobel Prize in physics.
He went to school at MIT and Princeton and went on to later teach at Caltech.
Feynman also traveled to Brazil and even played in Carnival on drums when he was down there. Had an interesting life.
At Caltech, a series of his lectures were recorded are available”
The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Set v)
