Feynman diagrams

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Who

Richard Feynman, American Jewish theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate

When

1948

Where

United States

Feynman diagrams are simple pictures that represent how subatomic particles interact, turning fearsome quantum calculations into tractable drawings. They were introduced by Richard Feynman, an American physicist from a Jewish family who shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for quantum electrodynamics.

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.