Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman! : adventures of a curious character
Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-19882007
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Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman's life was a series of combustible combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high intelligence, unquenchable curiosity and eternal scepticism. Over a period of years, Feynman's conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton were first taped and then set down as they appear here, little changed from their spoken form, giving a wise, funny, passionate and totally honest self-portrait of one of the greatest men of our age.
Main title:
Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman! : adventures of a curious character / Richard P. Feynman ; as told to Ralph Leighton ; edited by Edward Hutchings.
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2007.
Collation:
352 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: W. W. Norton, 1985; London: Vintage, 1992.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780099173311 (pbk)
Dewey class:
530.092B FEYB530.092 FEY
Language:
English
Subject:
Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988Physicists -- United States -- BiographyScience -- AnecdotesBiographyAutobiography: generalDiaries, letters & journalsAutobiography: science, technology & medicinePopular sciencePhysicsUnited States of America, USABiography: generalScience: general issues
BRN:
1295642
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