"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character: Adventures of a Curious CharacterA New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. Here he recounts in his inimitable voice his experience trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek; cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets; accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums; painting a naked female toreador. In short, here is Feynman's life in all its eccentric—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah. |
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User Review - paroof - LibraryThingProbably the best memoir/or collection of personal stories I've ever read. I enjoyed it so much more than I expected I would. Did the stories make me cringe sometimes? Yes. But it wasn't arrogance ... Read full review
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User Review - elenchus - LibraryThingI viewed Surely You're Joking, My Feynman! as a companion to Six Easy Pieces (a perennial TBR), and chose to read it beforehand: this decision was more productive than anticipated. I've long been ... Read full review
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Latin or Italian? 42 Contents | 45 |
The Chief Research Chemist of | 53 |
THE PRINCETON YEARS 59 Part 2 | 59 |
Meeeeeeeeeee | 66 |
Monster Minds | 77 |
A Different Box of Tools | 84 |
You Just Ask Them? | 184 |
Lucky Numbers | 192 |
O Americano Outra Vez | 199 |
Man of a Thousand Tongues | 220 |
An Offer You Must Refuse | 232 |
Percent Solution | 247 |
Thirteen Times | 256 |
Is Electricity Fire? | 279 |
The Amateur Scientist | 91 |
MILITARY Part 3 99 Part | 101 |
Los Alamos from Below | 107 |
Safecracker Meets Safecracker | 137 |
Uncle Sam Doesnt Need You | 156 |
FROM CORNELL TO CALTECH | 165 |
Any Questions? | 175 |