Richard Feynman Quote

You can know the name of that bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird. You'll only know about humans in different places, and what they call the bird. … I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.


"The Making of a Scientist," p. 14 - What Do You Care What Other People Think? (1988)


You can know the name of that bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the...

You can know the name of that bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the...

You can know the name of that bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the...

You can know the name of that bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the...