Ralph Leighton

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Ralph Leighton is an American author and longtime friend of physicist Richard Feynman, known for co-authoring books such as "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?".

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American writer
author
human
activeInPeriod early 21st century
late 20th century
basedOn conversations with Richard Feynman
closeFriendOf Richard Feynman
coAuthored Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
surface form: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! with Richard Feynman

Tuva or Bust! with Richard Feynman
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
surface form: What Do You Care What Other People Think? with Richard Feynman
coAuthorWith Richard Feynman
collaboratedWith Ralph Leighton (self) and Richard Feynman on Feynman memoirs
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
father Robert B. Leighton
surface form: Robert Leighton
fatherOccupation physicist
fieldOfWork oral history
science communication
genre memoir
non-fiction
popular science
hasFriendshipThemeInWork relationship with Richard Feynman
hasRelative Robert B. Leighton
surface form: Robert Leighton
knownFor interest in Tuva and Tuvan culture
popularizing Richard Feynman’s life stories
recording and transcribing Feynman’s anecdotes
languageOfWorkOrName English
medium books
notableAchievement helping bring Feynman’s personality to a broad audience
notableFor collaboration with Richard Feynman
notableWork Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Tuva or Bust!
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
occupation author
producer
placeOfActivity Pasadena
surface form: Pasadena, California
primarySubjectOfWorks life and stories of Richard Feynman
writingStyle anecdotal
conversational

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subject surface form: What Do You Care What Other People Think?
subject surface form: Feynman’s Tips on Physics
subject surface form: Feynman’s Tips on Physics