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Title: Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Raymond Todd, Richard Phillips Feynman, Richard Todd ISBN: 0-7861-2218-8 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 8 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (146 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book for students and professionals alike!!!
Comment: Recently, during a course in Quantum Mechanics, my professor suggested reading this book and I feel that my life has a new meaning now. Richard Feynman was a true genius and anyone remotely interested in the field or the man must read this book. Feynman's autobiography brings to light an amazing man who fixes radios since he was ten, who cracks safes, who can smell like a dog, does tricks like a conjurer and even picks rooms directly opposite to the girls' dormitory!!! One of the most brilliant minds of twentieth century, the autobiography also portrays him as a human being who didnt do extraordinary things but ordinary things extraordinarily well. A must read for students or even for ordinary people because the book also shows that human capability is in the will and the mind. We set boundaries and limitations to our abilities ourselves not bothering to think that we are capable of a lot more if we put ourselves to the task. For a more scientific approach to his work, you may wish to read the book, 'QED' which has a series of his lectures at Caltech for the general public and the famed 'Feynman's Lectures on Physics' his lectures in college physics at Caltech during 1965-66.
Rating: 5
Summary: Genius and the ordinary man
Comment: This book makes you realize all at once that "even Dick Feynman puts his pants on one leg at a time", unless of course he has figured out a different way to do it. This book captures the oddity and the humanity of one of the great minds of our century.
From his first scientific presentation in a room containing the Who's Who of physics to the death of his first wife at a young age, this book makes you feel as if you know Feynman.
This book is not only for physicists, it is for people curious about the life and times of a thoughtful man or just looking for a good, entertaining read. It is light hearted, fun, quickwitted and hilarious. I found my self laughing out loud and scratching my head all at the same time. It is also written in many short chapters, which makes it an easy read. Perfect for a vacation or a night stand!
Rating: 5
Summary: This book made Feynman one of my few heros.
Comment: I was given this book by my CIO (one of those guys who proudly label themselves as a "nerd") who told me to "read this book, it's rad". We're both voracious readers, so I knew this would be a great book, but I wasn't prepared for it to be such an "important" one. But important it is. This book details the life of a remarkably simple man driven by his passion for the truth, the sensory beauty of life, and the many mysteries of nature.
Ok, so getting a Nobel Prize and (for the most part) spawning the science of Modern Quantum clearly puts you in the category of "interesting", what really stands R. Feyman out from the rest of his peers is the exceptional balance he managed to strike in his life between Productive (Science, Manhattan Project, etc.) and Sensory (Travel, Musical talent, wife/women).
Stories of him being the only scientist at Trinity (where the first atom bomb he worked on was detonated) to get out from the protected bunker so he could "see" the detonation (jumped behind the glass in his truck because he WAS PRETTY SURE the gamma and X-rays wouldn't harm his eyes) and him leading a protest against the shutting down of a local strip bar (where he would spend many of his final days doing drawings), this book details the life of one of the bravest, most accomplished, and dynamic men of our time.
A very worthwile read for those who are looking for a quick entertaining read, or for a hero. I think you'll find them both in this book.
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