The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard
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An unparalleled collection of the timeless writings of one of sciences most beloved and original thinkers.. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard Feynmanfrom interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in sciencea life like no other.From his ruminations on science in our culture and descriptions of the fantastic properties of quantum physics to his report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested in Feynman and anyone interested in the world of ideas. Newcomers to Feynman will be moved by his wit and deep understanding of the natural world, and of the human experience.
Author: Richard P. Feynman
Format: Hardback, 288 pages, 137mm x 210mm
Published: 1999, INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US, United States
Genre: Popular Science
An unparalleled collection of the timeless writings of one of sciences most beloved and original thinkers.. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard Feynmanfrom interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in sciencea life like no other.From his ruminations on science in our culture and descriptions of the fantastic properties of quantum physics to his report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested in Feynman and anyone interested in the world of ideas. Newcomers to Feynman will be moved by his wit and deep understanding of the natural world, and of the human experience.