Classic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character.CLASSIC FEYNMAN: All the Adventures of a Curious Character RICHARD P. FEYNMAN AND RALPH LEIGHTON, ED. This bongo-playing, wisecracking, Nobel prize-winning physicist's larger-than-life personality elevated him to icon status within the world of science. Among his many heralded achievements, he developed what would become the standard notation Standard notation refers to a general agreement in the way things are written or denoted. The term is generally used in technical and scientific areas of study like mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology, but can also be seen in areas like business, economics and music. for particle interactions and helped determine why the Challenger Space Shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. exploded. His ability to tell stories that were at once informative and entertaining made his physics lectures famous. This book compiles Feynman's accounts, his "adventures of a curious character," that were previously published in the best-selling books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care about What Other People Think? This new volume includes essays on Feynman by Leighton, Freeman Dyson Freeman John Dyson FRS (born December 15, 1923) is an English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, nuclear weapons design and policy, and for his serious theorizing in futurism and science fiction , and Alan Alda Alan Alda (born January 28, 1936) is a five-time Emmy Award-winning, six-time Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actor. He is perhaps most famous for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the television series M*A*S*H. . AS a bonus, the book comes with an hour-long audio compact disk featuring the physicist's recollections of his experiences with the atomic bomb atomic bomb or A-bomb, weapon deriving its explosive force from the release of atomic energy through the fission (splitting) of heavy nuclei (see nuclear energy). The first atomic bomb was produced at the Los Alamos, N.Mex. . This recording and the book's printed stories reveal Feynman's intellect, his commitment to experimentation, and his personal life. In one essay, for instance, Feynman commemorates his first wife Arlene, who died of tuberculosis only a few years into the couple's marriage. Norton, 2005, 608 p., hardcover, $29.95. |
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