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The pleasure of finding things out the best short works of Richard P. Feynman

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman - from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science - a life like no other. F...

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Main Author: Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988 (Author)
Other Authors: Robbins, Jeffrey (Editor), Dyson, Freeman J. (author of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2005?], ©1999.
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Science.
Science > Social aspects.
Religion and science.
Technology.
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Summary:The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman - from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science - a life like no other. From his ruminations on science in our culture to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the world of ideas. --
Item Description:Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Books, ©1999.
Includes index.
Physical Description:xvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:9780465023950
0465023959
Author Notes:Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) was the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for his work on the development of quantum field theory. He was also one of the most famous and beloved figures of the twentieth century, both in physics and in the public arena.

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