The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
By (Author) Freeman Dyson
By (author) Richard Feynman
Basic Books
Basic Books
8th August 2023
6th April 2005
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Popular science
530
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 134mm, Height 216mm, Spine 28mm
290g
Description
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynmanfrom 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.
Author Bio
Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988.
