- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Basic Books (Sep 26 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0738207950
- ISBN-13: 978-0738207957
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,377,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"[A] sparkling collection." --Wall Street Journal "This marvelous collection of talks, interviews, and essays offers a memorable sample of the wit, brilliance, and irreverence of the most celebrated physicist of our time. The more one reads of Feynman, the more one falls in love with his refreshingly enthusiastic view of the world." --Alan Guth, author of The Inflationary Universe "A delightful reminder of Feynman's prodigious gifts." --Nature "Feynman's distinctive voice rings out in this book." --Scientific American Praise for The Meaning of It All: "From the great physicist's archives, three delightful lectures on science, society, and our precious freedom of ignorance." --New York Times "Richard Feynman was a man of many reputations: brilliant physicist, charismatic teacher, irrepressible raconteur, and unforgettable character...When Feynman describes the scientist as an acrobat walking 'beautiful tightropes of logic,' we understand how a generation of young physicists might have been drawn to follow this brilliant Pied Piper out onto the wire, high above the crowd." --Boston Globe "Scattered through this book is a wonderful collection of personal stories, told in the authentic Feynman style, bringing his meditations to life." --The New York Review of Books
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Praise for The Pleasure of Finding Things Out:"[A] sparkling collection."--Wall Street Journal"This marvelous collection of talks, interviews, and essays offers a memorable sample of the wit, brilliance, and irreverence of the most celebrated physicist of our time. The more one reads of Feynman, the more one falls in love with his refreshingly enthusiastic view of the world."--Alan Guth, author of The Inflationary Universe"A delightful reminder of Feynman's prodigious gifts."--Nature"Feynman's distinctive voice rings out in this book."--Scientific AmericanPraise for The Meaning of It All:"From the great physicist's archives, three delightful lectures on science, society, and our precious freedom of ignorance."--New York Times"Richard Feynman was a man of many reputations: brilliant physicist, charismatic teacher, irrepressible raconteur, and unforgettable character ...When Feynman describes the scientist as an acrobat walking 'beautiful tightropes of logic,' we understand how a generation of young physicists might have been drawn to follow this brilliant Pied Piper out onto the wire, high above the crowd."--Boston Globe"Scattered through this book is a wonderful collection of personal stories, told in the authentic Feynman style, bringing his meditations to life."--The New York Review of Books
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Further Feynman,
By HSNimrod (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boxed Set Of Pleasure Of Finding Things Out & Meaning Of It All (Paperback)
Yet another glimpse inside the mind of one of the most brilliant and most peculiar physicists of recent times, this book is perfect for those who enjoy physics or even just a good story. If you enjoyed the other semi-scientific Feynman books, you will not be disappointed by this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very different book.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Boxed Set Of Pleasure Of Finding Things Out & Meaning Of It All (Paperback)
In this series of lectures and interviews, Feynman lays out his, sometimes surprisingly philosophical given his aversion to such things, outlook on science, religion, and life in general. As an added bonus, you get a lecture or two on his "absurd and crazy" ideas, like nanotechnology, that give you a real feel what Feynman was about.This book held a lot of credibility with me. First, Feynman was a singular individual, unswayed by pomposity and false pretenses, with no hidden agenda, and little desire to have other people like him - a rare thing. Second, the book is poorly written. The editors, on purpose, left it raw and unrefined, just as Feynman spoke it, to let more of Feynman come across. The result is uneven, jarring, and a little hard to read, and this, to me, is a good thing. Whenever I see fresh, sparkling, vibrant prose I don't believe it, because show me a more effective speaker than Hitler or a more electrifying call to action than the "Communist Manifesto". Without the swaying torrent of rhetoric, the message of the book stands on its own merrit. Read this book. You'll walk away from it a little wiser.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Read - More Insight into the Totality of Feynman's Views,
By Greg T. Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boxed Set Of Pleasure Of Finding Things Out & Meaning Of It All (Paperback)
I had a lot of fun reading this book. We are exposed to a broader array of Feynman's views in his typical iconoclastic and fiercely independent style. Although Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman and Genius present Feynman as he should be presented, this work is a nice addendum to fill in a few blanks. Good reading.
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