- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Perseus Books (26 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0738207950
- ISBN-13: 978-0738207957
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,540,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"[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
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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
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
A very different book.
27 Aug 2003
In this series of lectures and interviews, Feynman lays out his, sometimes surprisingly philosophical given his aversion to such things, outlook on science, religion, and life in general. As an added bonus, you get a lecture or two on his "absurd and crazy" ideas, like nanotechnology, that give you a real feel what Feynman was about.
This book held a lot of credibility with me. First, Feynman was a singular individual, unswayed by pomposity and false pretenses, with no hidden agenda, and little desire to have other people like him - a rare thing. Second, the book is poorly written. The editors, on purpose, left it raw and unrefined, just as Feynman spoke it, to let more of Feynman come across. The result is uneven, jarring, and a little hard to read, and this, to me, is a good thing. Whenever I see fresh, sparkling, vibrant prose I don't believe it, because show me a more effective speaker than Hitler or a more electrifying call to action than the "Communist Manifesto". Without the swaying torrent of rhetoric, the message of the book stands on its own merrit.
Read this book. You'll walk away from it a little wiser.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
GREAT COLLECTION OFFERS INSIGHT INTO MAN OF SCIENCE
15 July 2003
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This book is a collection of Feynman's most memorable essays and speeches, in which he talks about the Manhattan project, his childhood, the future of physics, the unscientific nature of society, among other topics. This is a book for the non scientist, as there is very little physics required, and it talks as much about the future of science as it does about the future of society.
Feynman is a remarkable character, which many virtues and flaws which are readily detectable in the book. It is a short, quick read that left me wanting to learn more about him.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Cool, anecdotic, fun
18 Aug 2006
This is a great book to read on airplanes, or at leisure. Each short work is fascinating, and I felt both marvelled at Feynman, and at the process of discovery.
It is a very human book, and combines very well the soft, sparky, almost childish side of a person, and the deep, analytical, thought provoking, more adult part.
I also made me think about the atomic bomb, since I was born in the 60s, I was too young to remember that frenzie.
The book is also great to get stories and quotes for training and conversation.
The book is not an arid description about a methodology for discovering things, or a novel.
It is a very human book, and combines very well the soft, sparky, almost childish side of a person, and the deep, analytical, thought provoking, more adult part.
I also made me think about the atomic bomb, since I was born in the 60s, I was too young to remember that frenzie.
The book is also great to get stories and quotes for training and conversation.
The book is not an arid description about a methodology for discovering things, or a novel.
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