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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character - Community Reviews back

by Richard P. Feynman, Raymond Todd
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Booklog
Booklog rated it 14 years ago
Ok. Feynman himself of course gets five stars, and I think my four star rating is mostly a reflection of my own slight disappointment at there being so little science in the anecdotes presented. I think I just had an expectation that any autobiography of Feynman would be centrally focused on his lif...
AmySea
AmySea rated it 14 years ago
Very funny and entertaining read by one of America's top physicists. Very readable for the layman.
KatieC
KatieC rated it 15 years ago
Mr. Feynman, a theoretical physicist and member of the Manhattan Project and Nobel Prize winner, never seemed to grow jaded nor lose the ability to view the world with a child's wide-eyed wonder. Every day was an adventure and a new opportunity to figure something out...including safecracking and th...
Tower of Iron Will
Tower of Iron Will rated it 15 years ago
Amusing anecdotes from an eccentric physicist.
Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it 17 years ago
I really enjoyed this book and learning about this man. Just the kind of guy one would love to have as a friend. Such curiosity. Such lack of pretension! Marvelously enjoyable book.
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 20 years ago
a bunch of anecdotes strung together, that were probably very funny when Feynman told them, but aren't funny at all for me to read
Par Lance
Par Lance rated it 31 years ago
Brilliant, inspirational and very funny!There can be no argument that Richard P Feynman was a genius. He has been a hero of mine since I was very young, probably because my father also greatly admires him and spoke to me about Feynman and his unique personality from time to time.There are some great...
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 42 years ago
Everyone has a collection of favorite stories that they enjoy telling; but it's unusual for the stories to be so good that a friend insists on writing them down, so that other people can appreciate them too. When I read this book, I almost feel that Feynman's telling the stories himself. Well, when ...
Beth's List Love on Booklikes
Beth's List Love on Booklikes rated it 56 years ago
Feynman is amazing: smart, funny, infinitely curious, irreverant. Love these stories of his life.
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