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
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author ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| basedOn | conversations with Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| coAuthored |
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
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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
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| 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
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surface form:
Robert Leighton
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| fatherOccupation | physicist ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
oral history
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science communication ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasFriendshipThemeInWork | relationship with Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Robert B. Leighton
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surface form:
Robert Leighton
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| knownFor |
interest in Tuva and Tuvan culture
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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!
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Tuva or Bust! ⓘ What Do You Care What Other People Think? ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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producer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Pasadena
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surface form:
Pasadena, California
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| primarySubjectOfWorks | life and stories of Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
anecdotal
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conversational ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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