Name: the meaning of it all,thoughts of a citizen-scientist
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Author: Feynman, Richard P.
ISBN: 9780465023943

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the meaning of it all,thoughts of a citizen-scientist

Type

Physical Book

Author

Richard P. Feynman

Publisher

Basic Books

Language

English

Pages

133

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.1x13.7x1 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN

0465023940

ISBN13

9780465023943

Synopsis "the meaning of it all,thoughts of a citizen-scientist"

Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him -- how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a wonderful book -- based on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963 -- shows us this other side of Feynman, as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion, people's distrust of politicians, and our universal fascination with flying saucers, faith healing, and mental telepathy. Here we see Feynman in top form: nearly bursting into a Navajo war chant, then pressing for an overhaul of the English language (if you want to know why Johnny can't read, just look at the spelling of friend); and, finally, ruminating on the death of his first wife from tuberculosis. This is quintessential Feynman -- reflective, amusing, and ever enlightening.

Richard P. Feynman

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Feynman has been one of the most important scientists in the history of physics in the 20th century. He was an enthusiastic popularizer of physics through books and lectures. He collaborated in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and became known to a wide audience in the 1980s as a member of the Rogers Commission, the group that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, along with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965.

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