The Pleasure of Finding Things Out :The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out :The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

4.23 (13,560 Ratings by Goodreads)
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman,from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science-a life like no other. From his ruminations on science in our culture to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the world of ideas.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780465023950
ISBN10 0465023959
Number Of Pages 288
Item Weight 260 g
Product Dimensions 136 x 208 x 22 mm
Publisher / Reseller Basic Books
Format paperback
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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.

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