Answer: Watch Richard Feynman, charismatic physics teacher, father of quantum mechanics and Nobel-prize winner, cover the essence of physics in this acclaimed 7-part lecture series.

Feynman is pure charisma in this series: he’s masterful, passionate, funny and articulate–and very, very likeable.

In this video, Bill Gates explains how he came by the Feynman lectures and has made them available for everyone to enjoy:

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Click the link below to go to Microsoft’s website to watch the lectures:

The amazing Richard Feynman lecture series

Lecture 1: Law of Gravitation–An Example of Physical Law

Lecture 2: The Relation of Mathematics and Physics

Lecture 3: The Great Conservation Principles

Lecture 4: Symmetry in Physical Law

Lecture 5: The Distinction of Past and Future

Lecture 6: Probability and Uncertainty–The Quantum Mechanical View of Nature

Lecture 7: Seeking new Laws

And here’s something else: the transcript of a lecture Feynman gave in 1959 where he’s already onto nanotechnology!

Plenty of Room at the Bottom
Richard P. Feynman
December 1959