Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science
A worthy addition to the Feynman shelf and a welcome follow-up to the standard-bearer, James Gleick's Genius. —Kirkus Reviews
A worthy addition to the Feynman shelf and a welcome follow-up to the standard-bearer, James Gleick's Genius. —Kirkus Reviews
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780393064711 (0393064719)
Publish date: March 21st 2011
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 350
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 ...