The pleasure of finding things out : the best short works of Richard P. Feynman / Richard P. Feynman ; edited by Jeffrey Robbins ; foreword by Freeman Dyson.
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TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, c1999.Description: xvi, 270 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0465023959 (pbk.)
- 9780465023950 (pbk.)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This collection from scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner highlights the achievements of a man whose career reshaped the world's understanding of quantum electrodynamics.
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.
Includes index.
Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Books, c1999.