The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988. Klappentext A magnificent treasury of the best short works of Feynman--from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles--presents a fascinating view of a life in science like no other.The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman, including interviews, speeches, lectures, and articles.

About the author

Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) was the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for his work on the development of quantum field theory. He was also one of the most famous and beloved figures of the twentieth century, both in physics and in the public arena.

Summary

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman, including interviews, speeches, lectures, and articles.

Product details

• Authors: Freeman Dyson, Richard Feynman, Richard P. Feynman, Richard Phillips Feynman, Jeffrey Robbins
• Assisted by: Freeman Dyson (Foreword)
• Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2005
• EAN: 9780465023950
• ISBN: 978-0-465-02395-0
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Helix Books; Helix Books
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works