When were you happiest?

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Richard Feynman Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in Physics, 1965

It's made me a very happy man ever since.

Recorded Engineering and Science / Caltech Magazine, 1976 source ↗

Camille Paglia American feminist academic and critic

Snorkelling for an hour with a comically disciplined and curiously attentive squadron of six, fat Caribbean reef squid off Mexico.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2008 source ↗

Susan Greenfield British scientist

In 1978, working in France for a year. It was my first time working abroad.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2011 source ↗

Chris Packham English naturalist

Fourteen. Dew-soaked plimsolls, flying my kestrel before school.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2014 source ↗

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