"Half genius and half buffoon," Freeman Dyson ... wrote. ... [Richard] Feynman struck him as uproariously American-unbuttoned and burning with physical energy. It took him a while to realize how obsessively his new friend was tunneling into the very bedrock… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
![“"Half genius and half buffoon," Freeman Dyson ... wrote. ... [Richard] Feynman struck him as uproariously American-unbuttoned and burning with physical energy. It took him a while to realize how obsessively his new friend was tunneling into the very bedrock of modern science.” quote by James Gleick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/de0/james-gleick-2623_bedrock_half-genius-and-half-buffoon-freeman-dys_2349105.jpg)