Classic Feynman : all the adventures of a curious character / Richard P. Feynman ; edited by Ralph Leighton.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 511 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN:- 0393061329
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | Feynman, R. F435c | Available | no disc 8/8/12 kb | 33111004843450 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Richard Feynman (1918-1988) thrived on outrageous adventures. In the phenomenal national bestsellers "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" the Nobel Prize-winning physicist recounted in an 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, solving the mystery of the Challenger disaster, and much else of an eyebrow-raising, hugely entertaining, and astounding nature. One of the most influential and creative minds of recent history, Feynman also possessed an unparalleled ability as a storyteller, a delightful coincidence celebrated in this special omnibus edition of his classic stories. Now packaged with an hour-long audio CD of the 1978 "Los Alamos from Below" lecture, Classic Feynman offers readers a chance to finally hear a great tale in the orator's own voice.
"With a commemorative CD."
Includes bibliographical references.