Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science
A gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize–winning physicist (and curious character) Richard Feynman.Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the 20th century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical...
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A gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize–winning physicist (and curious character) Richard Feynman.Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the 20th century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and best-selli
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Format: Audiobook
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Edition language: English
A biography of Feynmans contributions to physics more than a biography of his life. This book requires some basic knowledge of physics to be interesting. Krauss writes well, but surprisingly I found his narration to be bland and somewhat boring. I've enjoyed listening to his lectures before, but he...
From the opening: 'Feynmann won a nobel prize because he explained how an anti-particle is a particle going backwards in time.'Lots of this will go straight over the top of the noddle, however I will soak up some, I'm sure.:O)Wish I could be 'there' as well as 'here' simultaneously - does this mean ...