Life of Richard Feynman By DerpyPotatoSquid May 11, 1918 Richard Phillips Feynman is born Jan 1, 1939 Feynman eanrs Bachelor's Degree circa. 1939 Jan 1, 1942 Feynman earns Ph.D circa. 1942 circa. 1942 Jan 1, 1942 Feynman marries highschool sweetheart Arline Greenbaum circa. 1942 circa. 1942 Jan 1, 1942 Feynman joins the Manhattan Project as the leader of the theoretical division circa. 1942 circa. 1942 Jan 1, 1945 Taught physics at Cornell circa. 1945 Jun 16, 1945 Arline Greenbaum dies Jan 1, 1950 Feynman moved to CalTech to teach and stayed there; started work in QED circa. 1950 Jun 1, 1952 Feynman remarries Mary Louise Bell circa. 1952 Jan 1, 1956 Feynman and Bell divorce circa. 1956 Jan 1, 1960 Feynman remrries again to Gweneth Howarth circa. 1960 Dec 10, 1965 Feynman wins Nobel Prize in physics and delivers speech Jan 1, 1986 Feynman becomes a member of the Rogers Commission and discovers the problem circa. 1986 Feb 15, 1988 Feynman passes away at age 69