The Quotable Feynman
Quotable Feynman
1st Edition
Published on 29. September 2015
432 pages
978-1-4008-7423-1 (ISBN)
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Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
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Reflowable
Illustrations
20 b/w illus.
20 halftones.
File size
5,54 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4008-7423-1 (9781400874231)
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Persons
Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) was a Nobel Prize-winning American theoretical physicist. His popular books included The New York Times bestseller Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think? Michelle Feynman, the daughter of Richard P. Feynman, is the editor of Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman and The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character.
Content
A Brief Note on Sources ix
Foreword, by Brian Cox xi
Reflections on Richard Feynman, by Yo-Yo Ma xv
Preface: My Quotable Father, by Michelle Feynman xvii
Chronology xxiii
Youth 3
Family 15
Autobiographical 23
Art, Music, and Poetry 51
Nature 57
Imagination 83
Humor 89
Love 103
Philosophy and Religion 109
Nature of Science 123
Curiosity and Discovery 165
How Physicists Think 185
The Quantum World 197
Science and Society 213
Mathematics 223
Technology 241
War 249
Challenger 261
Politics 271
Doubt and Uncertainty 281
Education and Teaching 293
Advice and Inspiration 317
Intelligence 327
The Nobel Prize 333
Worldview 345
The Future 355
Honoring Richard Feynman 363
Acknowledgments 383
Photo Credits 387
Sources 389
Index 397
Foreword, by Brian Cox xi
Reflections on Richard Feynman, by Yo-Yo Ma xv
Preface: My Quotable Father, by Michelle Feynman xvii
Chronology xxiii
Youth 3
Family 15
Autobiographical 23
Art, Music, and Poetry 51
Nature 57
Imagination 83
Humor 89
Love 103
Philosophy and Religion 109
Nature of Science 123
Curiosity and Discovery 165
How Physicists Think 185
The Quantum World 197
Science and Society 213
Mathematics 223
Technology 241
War 249
Challenger 261
Politics 271
Doubt and Uncertainty 281
Education and Teaching 293
Advice and Inspiration 317
Intelligence 327
The Nobel Prize 333
Worldview 345
The Future 355
Honoring Richard Feynman 363
Acknowledgments 383
Photo Credits 387
Sources 389
Index 397
