The Quotable Feynman

Nobel Prizewinning physicist Richard P. Feynman (191888) was that rarest of creatures - a towering scientific genius who could make himself understood by anyone and who became as famous for the wit and wisdom of his popular lectures and writings as for his fundamental contributions to science. The Quotable Feynman is a treasure-trove of this revered and beloved scientists most profound, provocative, humorous, and memorable quotations on a wide range of subjects.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

'Some people say, "How can you live without knowing?" I do not know what they mean. I always live without knowing. That is easy. How you get to know is what I want to know.' Richard P. Feynman

Testo aggiuntivo

"[Feynman] was, after all, a Nobel Prize winning scientist, yet he wrote often with great lucidity and humor, much of which is on display in this collection."

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard P Feynman, Michelle Feynman, Richard P. Feynman
• Con la collaborazione di: Michelle Feynman (Editore), Feynman Michelle (Editore), Michelle C Feynman (Editore), Brian Cox (Prefazione)
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.09.2015
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Fisica teorica
• EAN: 9780691153032
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15303-2
• Numero di pagine: 488
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13 x 18.5 x 3.5 cm
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