Richard Feynman thrived on outrageous adventures. In the phenomenal national bestsellers and 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 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, offers readers a chance to finally hear a great tale in the orator's own voice.
Language
English
Pages
528
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Release
November 17, 2005
ISBN
0393061329
ISBN 13
9780393061321
Classic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character
Richard Feynman thrived on outrageous adventures. In the phenomenal national bestsellers and 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 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, offers readers a chance to finally hear a great tale in the orator's own voice.