Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence M. Krauss is the director of the Origins Initiative at Arizona State University and has written more than three hundred scientific publications and seven books, including The Physics of Star Trek and A Universe from Nothing . He lives in Tempe, Arizona, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. Klappentext Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and a best-selling author, offers a unique scientific biography: a rollicking narrative coupled with clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. From the death of Feynman's childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluctant rise as a scientific icon, we see Feynman's life through his science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions. Zusammenfassung "A worthy addition to the Feynman shelf and a welcome follow-up to the standard-bearer! James Gleick's Genius." -Kirkus Reviews

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Krauss, Lawrence M. Krauss, Lawrence M. (Arizona State University) Krauss
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2012
• EAN: 9780393340655
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34065-5
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 205 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Great Discoveries; Great Discoveries (Paperback); Great Discoveries; Great Discoveries (Paperback)
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Physics / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, Physics, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine