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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman

Adventures of a Curious Character

By Richard P. Feynman

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| Hardcover | 9780393019216

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The outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. In this phenomenal national bestseller, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman recounts in his inimitable voice his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein andContinue

The outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. In this phenomenal national bestseller, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman recounts in his inimitable voice his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek, painting a naked female toreador, accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums and much else of an eyebrow-raising and hilarious nature. A New York Times bestseller; more than 500,000 copies sold.

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    Feynman is probably the most-loved scientist of the past decades and it is not difficult to see why. Silly, insightful, honest, original, and incredibly humorous, the 1965 Nobel winner (Physics) - in this collection of autobiographical short writings - has to be one of the most interesting character ... (continue)

    Feynman is probably the most-loved scientist of the past decades and it is not difficult to see why. Silly, insightful, honest, original, and incredibly humorous, the 1965 Nobel winner (Physics) - in this collection of autobiographical short writings - has to be one of the most interesting characters I've come across in any books. His adventures - from taking part in the Manhattan Project with the big guns to mastering Bongo drums in Rio to experimenting an out-of-body "trip" - are so colorful that you can't help but envy him for what a worthy life he has lived.

    *You don't need to know anything about physics to enjoy this book.

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    Greg Sung said on Oct 13, 2005 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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    Feynman was a genius (but that much is obvious). This book shows just how wacky scientists are in comparison to their sober public perception. Hilarous.

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    Dusty Admin said on Aug 7, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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