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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.; Reprint edition (12 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0393316041
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393316049
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A warped genius in full splendour, 13 May 1997
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Well, what can I say about this book? The truth is, it left me in such laughing fits I looked utterly and totally maniacal while reading it in public. Who would have thought that a brain that he was (mind you he was a Nobel prize winner who worked with some of the greatest minds known to date, was involved in the making of the atomic bomb, lectured in Cornell, etc etc) was as warped as he?! I mean, this guy went through life playing pranks on people, doing the most weirdest experiments (such as ferrying ants to determine if they left trails and if they had a sense of geometry, and persisted in controlling his dreams to the point where he could navigate himself in full colour), tried to prove a point by peeing while doing a head-stand and hung out six times a week in a topless bar even while still a professor in Caltech! Feynman was a real character to say the least. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and truly don't remember the last time I loved a book this much for its style, its seeminly identifiable everyday-like experiences but with a hilarious Feynman twist to it, and most of all Feynman's life, pranks and adventures. Interestingly, he also tried to explain some (few) physics laws in humourous ways (probably for the scientifically impaired such as myself) and highlights the problem of rote-learning, which most encouragingly, he says is also practiced by MIT students. Finally, his insight into MIT and Princeton makes some of the best stories in this must-read book. A very enlightening and inspirational man. Very very very highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book simply changed my way of looking at things..., 29 Aug 1999
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It is without doubt one of the best books I've ever read. Besides being amusing and easy to read, it teaches you a lot about science and the way it should be approached. His life is an example to follow, and his autobiography is the best I've seen so far. I strongly recomend it to everybody, you don't have to be a scientist to read it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book you go back to again and again, 31 Aug 1999
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After reading this book I wished that I would have half of Feynman's joy of learning and living. He was one in a zillion!
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