987: Deploying Illustrations

Watch how Richard Feynman deploys an illustration to communicate a complex point. "The atoms are 1 or 2×10−8 cm in radius. Now 10−8 cm is called an angstrom (just as another name), so we say they are 1 or 2 angstroms (Å) in radius. Another way to remember their size is this: if an apple is magnified to the size of the earth, then the atoms in the apple are approximately the size of the original apple." Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast