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Richard Feynman is just about the closest thing I have to an idol: he was incredibly smart and inventive, but was always open to trying new things and just a fun guy to hang out with. Reading this book hasn't really changed my view of the man much. The only tarnish is that in his younger years, he could be kind of an asshole with his (in)famous pranks, and often comes across as uncomfortably sexist (I guess it was the '50s, though).
This is a fairly accessible book, though if you don't understand much of physics you'll probably want to read another of Feynman's books first, like Six Easy Pieces. It's not strictly necessary, since for the most part this book is just Feynman telling stories--and man, could he tell a story.
This is a fairly accessible book, though if you don't understand much of physics you'll probably want to read another of Feynman's books first, like Six Easy Pieces. It's not strictly necessary, since for the most part this book is just Feynman telling stories--and man, could he tell a story.