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Classic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character

richard p. feynman freeman dyson ralph leighton

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An omnibus edition celebrating a great scientific mind and a legendary American original including a live recording. Richard Feynman (1918-1988) thrived on outrageous adventures. In the phenomenal national bestsellers "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" 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 Challenger 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, Classic Feynman offers readers a chance to finally hear a great tale in the orator's own voice.

528 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1991

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528 pages, Hardcover
Published
November 17, 2005 by W. W. Norton
ISBN
9780393061321
ASIN
0393061329
Language
English
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Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as work in particle physics (he proposed the parton model). For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman was a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965, together with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga. Feynman developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime and after his death, Feynman became one of the most publicly known scientists in the world.

He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb and was a member of the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In addition to his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing, and introducing the concept of nanotechnology (creation of devices at the molecular scale). He held the Richard Chace Tolman professorship in theoretical physics at Caltech.

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MajinJew
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April 17,2025
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Feynman isn't a writer and his stories aren't that amazing, but he did lead quite a life, had a great spirit, and more than anything this book taught me that self doubt, honesty, and willingness to try something are the stuff of which Nobel Prize Winners are made :)
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misoS0upppp
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April 17,2025
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I could just have easily given this book four stars. It reads like a transcript of a lecture, which in many cases it probably is.

Many parts were fascinating, but I could have done w/out some of the chapters. However he comes across as an intellectually honest author, with a willingness to give you access to his raw emotions and hunger to learn everything about everything. If a person is the sum of his experiences, then you can argue that nothing in the book was superfluous.
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mrtoycar
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April 17,2025
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Classic Feynman is a collection of stories, lectures, and anecdotes taken from his two most popular books, Surely Your Joking and What Do You Care What Other People Think to form an entertaining autobiography of this endlessly fascinating and fiercely independent man. The book is divided into two distinct parts. The first and largest chunk of the book is dedicated to Feynman's childhood, time as a student, his work at Los Alamos, his adventures in Brazil and Japan, and his time as a professor at Caltech. There is also a passing mention to winning the noble prize in physics in there somewhere as well. The second part of the book details his work on the committee investigating the challenger disaster in 1986. Classic Feynman is a candid look at the life of this very unique man. While it highlights his many triumphs it also shines a glaring light on his failures and his character flaws that had just as much influence on his life as his many achievements. What made Feynman such a complaining character to me was not his obvious love of science but his willingness to explore and challenge what is expected of him. His natural curiosity and wonder about the world around him to explore other cultures, the world of art, music, and even some of the more illicit and frowned upon activities of his time with such a reckless enthusiasm that it would be impossible not grow as a person. The man was not afraid to be an iconoclast, he simply didn't give a shit what other people thought of him. That is what I most admire about him. His courage and willingness to throw his whole self into anything that strikes him as interesting, is to me at least, is something to aspire to.

While his iconoclastic nature is compelling by itself, it's his ability to communicate and tell his life story with clarity, with self-defecting humor, without hubris, and with profound reflections on the ordinary that made reading this book so enjoyable. I could find a memorable quote on almost every page that will keep re-reading this book for a long time to come.
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STRAEDAWG91
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April 17,2025
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unique free spirit, followed things that interested him, didn't takehimself too seriously
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cisanoarelia
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Enjoyable read. I especially liked the Los Alamos stories and the chapter on the Shuttle explosion.
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Daddy-O
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April 17,2025
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Here are all the anecdotes previously published in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think?, rearranged into chronological order.

As such, it's a great read, but given a choice I'll take them in the order of first printing. The advantage here, though, is the included CD of Feynman telling some of his grand Los Alamos stories for himself.
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Uvemvane99
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April 17,2025
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این کتاب شبیهِ یک سریالِ طولانیِ هفت فصلی هست که هر فصل اون مربوط به یک دوره از زندگیِ فیزیکدان نظریِ آمریکایی ریچارد فاینمن هست.این کتاب رو خودِ فاینمن ننوشته ولی تمامی خاطرات دقیقا از روی گفته های فاینمن که بر روی نوار ضبط شده نوشته شده.
متن کتاب خیلی خوبه و ترجمه ی فارسی هم بد نیست.
ترتیب فصل های کتاب به شکل زیر هست
1. از فار راک اِوِی تا دانشگاه ام آی تی
2. سال های پرینستون
3. آرلین
4. فاینمن،بمب اتمی و ارتش
5. از کورنل تا کلتک با گشت و گذاری در برزیل
6. دنیای منِ فیزیکدان
7. آقای فاینمن به واشینگتن می رود تا علل فاجعه ی شاتل فضایی چلنجر را بررسی کند.
8. پس درآمد ها(افکار،ارزش علم، شبه علم)

فصل یک خاطرات سنین نوجوانی، فصل دو جوانی و دوران دانشجویی، فصل سه رابطه عاشقانه و ازدواج و الی آخر.
یکی از ویژگی های خوب این کتاب اینه که خواننده مجبور نیست کتاب رو از ابتدا شروع کنه و به ترتیب همه ی فصل ها و داستان هارو بخونه هر فصل از چندین داستان تشکیل شده که چندان هم ربطی به هم ندارن، خواننده میتونه از فهرست یک داستانی رو انتخاب کنه و در چند صفحه فقط اون داستان رو بخونه و نیازی نیست که حتما ترتیب فصل ها و داستان هارو رعایت کنه.
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Ryiebe
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April 17,2025
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It was a funny autobiographical book written by the famous physicist. I didn't realize he was such a nut! He definitely didn't think the way I do. I kind of wish I could be that passionate about science. I do love it but not like him.
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