The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. FeynmanThis collection from scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner highlights the achievements of a man whose career reshaped the world's understanding of quantum electrodynamics. 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. |
Contents
Computing Machines in the Future | |
Los Alamos from Below | |
What Is and What Should Be the Role of Scientific Culture in Modern Society | |
Theres Plenty of Room at the Bottom | |
The Value of Science | |
What Is Science? | |
The Smartest Man in the World | |
Some Remarks on Science Pseudoscience and Learning How to Not Fool Yourself | |
Its as Simple as One Two Three | |
Richard Feynman Builds a Universe | |
The Relation of Science and Religion | |
Acknowledgments | |
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