Boxed Set Of Pleasure Of Finding Things Out & Meaning Of It All - Softcover

Feynman, Richard P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738207950 ISBN 13: 9780738207957

Publisher: Basic Books, 2002

Synopsis

Praise for The Pleasure of Finding Things Out:"[A] sparkling collection."--Wall Street Journal"This marvelous collection of talks, interviews, and essays offers a memorable sample of the wit, brilliance, and irreverence of the most celebrated physicist of our time. The more one reads of Feynman, the more one falls in love with his refreshingly enthusiastic view of the world."--Alan Guth, author of The Inflationary Universe"A delightful reminder of Feynman's prodigious gifts."--Nature"Feynman's distinctive voice rings out in this book."--Scientific AmericanPraise for The Meaning of It All:"From the great physicist's archives, three delightful lectures on science, society, and our precious freedom of ignorance."--New York Times"Richard Feynman was a man of many reputations: brilliant physicist, charismatic teacher, irrepressible raconteur, and unforgettable character ...When Feynman describes the scientist as an acrobat walking 'beautiful tightropes of logic,' we understand how a generation of young physicists might have been drawn to follow this brilliant Pied Piper out onto the wire, high above the crowd."--Boston Globe"Scattered through this book is a wonderful collection of personal stories, told in the authentic Feynman style, bringing his meditations to life."--The New York Review of Books

About this title

About the Author

Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988.

Review

"[A] sparkling collection." --Wall Street Journal "This marvelous collection of talks, interviews, and essays offers a memorable sample of the wit, brilliance, and irreverence of the most celebrated physicist of our time. The more one reads of Feynman, the more one falls in love with his refreshingly enthusiastic view of the world." --Alan Guth, author of The Inflationary Universe "A delightful reminder of Feynman's prodigious gifts." --Nature "Feynman's distinctive voice rings out in this book." --Scientific American Praise for The Meaning of It All: "From the great physicist's archives, three delightful lectures on science, society, and our precious freedom of ignorance." --New York Times "Richard Feynman was a man of many reputations: brilliant physicist, charismatic teacher, irrepressible raconteur, and unforgettable character...When Feynman describes the scientist as an acrobat walking 'beautiful tightropes of logic,' we understand how a generation of young physicists might have been drawn to follow this brilliant Pied Piper out onto the wire, high above the crowd." --Boston Globe "Scattered through this book is a wonderful collection of personal stories, told in the authentic Feynman style, bringing his meditations to life." --The New York Review of Books

Edition details

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0738207950
• ISBN 13: 9780738207957
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 432