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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Spiral-Bound | 2005-04-06

Richard P. Feynman Freeman Dyson (Foreword by)

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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman, including interviews, speeches, lectures, and articles.


This collection from scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner highlights the achievements of a man whose career reshaped the world's understanding of quantum electrodynamics.

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman-from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science-a life like no other. From his ruminations on science in our culture to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the world of ideas.
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0465023959
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.9 x 8.4 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) was the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for his work on the development of quantum field theory. He was also one of the most famous and beloved figures of the twentieth century, both in physics and in the public arena.