# What I Cannot Create I Do Not Understand by Richard P. Feynman > "What I cannot create, I do not understand." > **— Richard P. Feynman**, *1988, Final blackboard at Caltech* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative source:** [Final blackboard at Caltech](https://feynman.com/fun/quotes/) — the linked page contains the quoted wording and supports the recorded attribution and occasion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Personal Knowledge Development|Personal Knowledge Development]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "What I cannot create, I do not understand." — Richard P. Feynman, 1988, Final blackboard at Caltech https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-feynman-cannot-create-understand ```