- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (5 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140290346
- ISBN-13: 978-0140290349
- Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 11.1 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 263,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The iconoclastic American physicist Richard Feynman won a Nobel Prize for solving a sub-atomic puzzle using home-brewed methods once dismissed as ludicrous. But Feynman arguably did science an even bigger service through his iconoclastic persona, which gave the lie to the view that all scientists are gauche, boring and obsessive. As first revealed in his brilliantly entertaining autobiography Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman!, Feynman was a wise-cracking genius with a penchant for topless bars, bongo-drums and winding people up. And he was obsessive--not about one narrow question, but about the whole puzzle of how Nature works, from the spin of an electron to the spin of wobbling dinner-plates. Since his untimely death from cancer in 1988, many books based on articles by or about Feynman have appeared. So what does The Pleasure of Finding Things Out add ? It's touted as a "greatest hits" volume--and it's a fair description. This well-chosen collection allows newcomers to see what all the fuss surrounding Feynman is about, from his work on quantum theory to his safe-cracking exploits during the Manhattan Project. But newcomers and long-standing Feynman fans alike will enjoy the newly-reprinted material, especially a 1979 magazine interview which includes fascinating insights into how a brilliant mind tackles Nature's mysteries. For once, a science book that lives up to its name, giving much pleasure from finding out more about this genuine scientific hero. --Robert Matthews
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This collection of the best short works of rule-breaking genius Richard Feynman shows his passion for knowledge and sense of fun at their most infectious. The revealing and inspiring pieces here span a lifetime of enthusiasm for discovering what makes the world tick - including uproarious tales of early student experiments; safecracking and outwitting US censors during the Second World War; his first lecture as a graduate student (to an audience including Albert Einstein); and the memories of the father who delighted in showing him the world and sparked his insatiable curiosity.
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This is the edited transcript of an interview with Feynman made for the BBC television program Horizon in 1981, shown in the United States as an episode of Nova. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
This is the edited transcript of an interview with Feynman made for the BBC television program Horizon in 1981, shown in the United States as an episode of Nova. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you have never read Feynman before, this book will astound you. If you are already aware of his wits, you must be sure this will be a great piece of reading.
Feynman's amazing personality is wonderfully depicted in this book through his own stories - speeches and interviews. You can see how physics is actually a way of living rather than just the conventional science we believe it is.
I find science amazing, but don't actually have the desire to go into deep studying of its concepts. I loved this book because it allowed me to have a great appreciation of physics without going into the nitty gritty details and formulas. I just couldn't put it down! From making of the atomic bomb to the details of the Challenger accident...It's here, explained in a very simplistic, but creative manner.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While this book does well in capturing Feynman's enthousiasm and love of science, it lacks a bit in depth. Because this is a collection of interviews and lectures, the book tends to repeat itself more and more towards the end.
Good, but not as good as "Surely you're joking, mister Feynman!".
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read numerous other works by Feynman, so I expected this to be a composite of previously published material. In parts it was, but there was some new material.
Given that some of the material was based upon recordings for TV Interviews & Speeches, there was new stuff.
I particularly found his musings on nanotechnology interesting, showing how much of a polymath the man was; also the analogy of observing a games of Chess, not knowing the rules, for progressively uncovering the Laws of Science.
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