> A termination of one's life is necessary in the scheme of things to provide a logical reason for unselfishness. . . . The fact that there is an end to one's life compels one to take an interest in things that will continue to live after one is dead. P.A.M. Dirac

> I found the best ideas usually came, not when one was actively striving for them, but when one was in a more relaxed state… I used to take long solitary walks on Sundays, during which I tended to review the current situation in a leisurely way. Such occasions often proved fruitful, even though (or perhaps, because) the primary purpose of the walk was relaxation and not research. P.A.M. Dirac

> The measure of greatness in a scientific idea is the extent to which it stimulates thought and opens up new lines of research. - P.A.M. Dirac

As I've began to study physics, and encountered the landmark discoveries and equations and theories, I started to realize that the lives and personalities of these people were key drivers in their careers, and tend to be understated, or ignored, in terms of explaining said careers, and decided to learn more about them as people, in order to give a more robust image of some of the greatest scientists of the modern age, as well as gain a greater contextual understanding of the development of modern physics.

Also, regarding the lack of notable advancement in fundamental physics, since 70's, has been an increasingly rankling fact among theoretical physicists, and perhaps observing the way in which the landmark physicists thought, daydreamed, developed, and philosophized, might offer key insights into how people come to be able to make the kinds of discoveries that have been absent for so many decades.

{{TODO}} Ask attendees to answer an initial question, such as:

Are these revolutionary scientists born or made?

What is the importance of physics within your day to day life?

What effect does physics have on your perception of reality as we experience it?

Where does the advancement of fundamental physics rank in terms of the most pressing problems of the modern age?

What guiding principles, moral, ethical, and philosophical, stand out to you, in the lives of these individuals? What role did these play in their decision making processes?

What drives people to push themselves to their intellectual, and sometimes physical, and all around psychological limit, for the sake of the advancement of science?

Have we improperly sanitized the presentations of these individuals, and what are the costs and benefits of this sanitization?

Do the greatest scientists really use the scientific method?

What would it take for society to find itself with an abundance of great minds such as we had in the early 20th century?

Or is this abundance in existence, constrained by modern systems of society and science that were then non-existent or much milder?