CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Feynman’s father trying to teach his son when they were playing with the bathoom tiles?
A
elementary mathematics
B
math is fun
C
how to be a scientist
D
addition
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In conclusion, Feynman’s father taught him to think like a scientist by teaching him to engage in a process of scientific inquiry. This is important because Feynman’s father taught him that theories and understanding are developed based on questions, observations, and scientific principle, not learning facts.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1950 he became professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he remained the rest of his career. Five particular achievements of Feynman stand out as crucial to the development of modern physics.

Detailed explanation-3: -The message Feynman is trying to convey by the dinosaur example aligns quite well with this task: when you read something you must translate it so you truly understand it.

Detailed explanation-4: -… Each book Richard possessed burned itself into his memory. When a primer on mathematical methods baffled him, he worked through it formula by formula, filling a notebook with self-imposed exercises. He and his friends traded mathematical tidbits like baseball cards.

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