Had to return to the library before I finished, but really good! Very humorous -- laugh out loud at a couple points --basically delivered as (edited)transcripts of Feynman talking, so a little overlap in some story lines here & there, but overall very entertaining anecdotes from a brilliant mind. He stays fairly well balanced between self deprecating humor and knowing he is in fact very intelligent.

بسیار کتاب خوبی بود. زندگی پر فراز و نشیب این دانشمند رو نشون میده.

In the safecracking story, I finally sound something my dad liked. That's probably all the new information I can give you here. I feel like everybody knew this dude inside and out but for me.

You have a good day, now.

a really interesting and brilliant person. a great read for all who love science

از تهش ده صفحه مونده بود از خیلی وقت پیش و از اون موقع تا الان یه عالمه اتفاق عجیب افتاد که باعث شد نرسم کتاب رو سر وقت تموم کنم.
فقط برای اینکه به چلنج برسم، گفتم عکس ده صفحه آخرشو برام بفرستن که بخونم تموم شه بره!
خیلی یادم نمیاد ازش قاعدتا ولی حدودا کتاب خوبی بود! من کلا مخلص فاینمن بودم همیشه.

This is the version of Feynman, Richard stories you want to own. This is because the very nicely added the audio from the Los Alamos from Below lecture. I was there. I know the 2 other voices which appear on the recording. Give away your copies of"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character and"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character.

Also note that an audio version spoken in proper English (boring) exists, and that Matthew Broderick and his mother made the Los Alamos from Below lecture into a movie titled Infinity. It doesn't quite have the impact. But you can get these for yourself.

One should really read his lectures (the Red books).

I love feynman's stories from childhood. It's fascinating to see how his father influenced his desire to dissect nature by simply asking him questions instead of telling him all the answers.

همیشه دوست داشتم خاطرات و زندگی انسان های موفق و آکادمیک رو دنبال کنم. نه تنها بعد اجتماعی بلکه زندگی شخصی، روحیات و خلقیات این آدم ها هم برام مهم و ارزشمند بوده.
ریچارد فاینمن جزو معدود آدم هایی محسوب میشه که بدون احساس شرمندگی و با صداقت کامل همه چیز در مورد خودش رو در اختیارمون قرار داده. بله دانشمندان هم میتونن عضو گروه موسیقی باشن، به کلوپ های شبانه برن، عاشق سفر و گشت و گذار باشند یا حتی تمرین رقص کنند.
وجه جذاب دیگر فایمن تعهدش نسبت به علم و دانش هست. در این مورد توصیه های نابی داره که میتونه برای هر آدم محققی به عنوان قسم نامه سرلوحه کار قرار بگیره.
به چهره فاینمن دقت کنید خیلی پرانرژی و گیراست. ساخته شده برای معلم بودن، ریسرچ کردن و گیر دادن. این اولین چیزی بود که من رو به سمت این کتاب هدایت کرد

I find Feynman irresistible. He's got a clear worldview that he likes to question and explore, using the imaginary audience as a platform. Plus, his stories are just wacked out crazyville. For instance, Feynman worked at Los Alamos on the nuclear bomb, but that's not at all the focus of his story: rather, the coded letters his dying wife sent, and his growing safecracking/lockpicking skills while at the secure facility are his emphasis.

And that's just the tip of the Feynman iceberg. This set of personal essays barely touches on his science, instead showcasing his personality and the events that happen around and because of him. I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially to budding scientists or those who like to read aloud.

Me not finishing this book is in NO WAY Richard Feynman's fault. This book is a collection of his essays, set in chronological order, and he's fascinating. Definitely one of my favorite-of-life scientists (besides Neil deGrasse Tyson, who's my secret boyfriend. Secret because he has no idea I'm alive) - teaching this year has just made my brain tired and capable (barely) of following Netflix sitcom reruns only (MASH, Friends and 3rd Rock from the Sun lately). So. I'll be back when my attention span can keep up. I'm predicting a 4-5 star rating.

Richard Feynman is da shit. The end.

I don't usually read biographies. This isn't really a tradition biography, but it is a sort of memoir, one of stories recounted over the years by Richard Feynman. As I read, I got a good sense of him as a person, I think. Extremely smart, with a sense of humor tilted towards practical jokes. He was deeply invested in his work, had a deep curiosity and love of learning. But he was a man of his time, even if he tried not to be. I was caught off guard by his opinions on women and his treatment of them. The misogyny seems sort of out of step with the rest of him.
I enjoyed this book because it gave me that insight into him as a person. I'd always thought of him as this great physics god. In this book, he was equal parts hilarious, likeable and charismatic, and unintentionally disturbing.