The Meaning Of It All: Thoughts Of A Citizen-scientist - Hardcover

Feynman, Richard P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0201360802 ISBN 13: 9780201360806

Verlag: Basic Books, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him—how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a wonderful book—based on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963—shows us this other side of Feynman, as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion, people's distrust of politicians, and our universal fascination with flying saucers, faith healing, and mental telepathy. Here we see Feynman in top form: nearly bursting into a Navajo war chant, then pressing for an overhaul of the English language (if you want to know why Johnny can't read, just look at the spelling of “friend”); and, finally, ruminating on the death of his first wife from tuberculosis. This is quintessential Feynman—reflective, amusing, and ever enlightening.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Basic Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0201360802
• ISBN 13: 9780201360806
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
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