Classic Feynman; All the Adventures of a curious Character

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover with a commemorative CD. x, [2]m 511, [5] pages. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as his work in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. For contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 jointly with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichir Tomonaga. Feynman developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions describing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world. In a 1999 poll of 130 leading physicists worldwide by the British journal Physics World, he was ranked the seventh-greatest physicist of all time. He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and became known to a wide public in the 1980s as a member of the Rogers Commission, the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Along with his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing and for the concept of nanotechnology. He held the Richard C. Tolman professorship in theoretical physics at the Cal Tech. He became known through his books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think? An omnibus edition celebrating a great scientific mind and a legendary American original including a live recording. Foreword by Freeman Dyson. Richard Feynman (1918-1988) thrived on outrageous adventures. In the phenomenal national bestsellers "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" the Nobel Prize-winning physicist recounted in an inimitable voice his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek, painting a naked female toreador, accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums, solving the mystery of the Challenger disaster, and much else of an eyebrow-raising, hugely entertaining, and astounding nature. One of the most influential and creative minds of recent history, Feynman also possessed an unparalleled ability as a storyteller, a delightful coincidence celebrated in this special omnibus edition of his classic stories. Now packaged with an hour-long audio CD of the 1978 "Los Alamos from Below" lecture, Classic Feynman offers readers a chance to finally hear a great tale in the orator's own voice. Condition: Very good / Very good.

Keywords: Scientist, Princeton, Los Alamos, Dirac Equation, Space Shuttle, Alan Alda, Safecracker, Raconteur, Atomic Bomb, Physics, Teaching, Tuva, Hans Bethe, Oak Ridge, NASA

ISBN: 0393061329

[Book #84061]

Price: $45.00

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