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Gates' physics lesson
Created: 07/14/2009
Video description: Bill Gates explains why he spent his own money to put classic physics lectures on the Web.

Gates' physics lesson Video Transcript

[ Music ] ^M00:00:11

>> Feynman loved people to learn science, and it's a great thing for the world when people learn science. And so I'm sure he'd be thrilled that now all you have to do is click on those lectures and there they are. So it's making physics accessible, and that was something he put so much energy into. And, you know, I love the idea that everybody can have this. ^M00:00:41 [ Music ]

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