I consider Feynman one of the all-time great men of history, alongside Richard Stallman and Jesus Christ, but this article doesn't really add much. His brilliance was realised later on in life, not as a teenager, young boy, toddler, baby or zygote. I think it's better to focus on his achievements then, not thence.

>I consider Feynman one of the all-time great men of history, alongside Richard Stallman and Jesus Christ.

I recognize my comment doesn't add much but this might be the funniest thing I've ever read on HN. Not even in a derisive way its just funny in a way that is hard to put into words.

Obviously OP is a comedic genius

I don't believe greatness can come out of nowhere later in life. To borrow from Seneca, to demonstrate greatness, opportunity must meet pre-existing preparation. As such, I find the early lives of great people to be very interesting.

As another example, I highly recommend Nicola Tesla's "My Inventions"; he was unbelievably prepared for greatness

Feynman was famously brilliant his whole life, like Lin-Manuel Miranda's version of Hamilton.

Feynman was a Putnam Fellow. Of course his mathematics education is noteworthy.