Publisher: Vintage, 1985
ISBN: 978-0-099-17331-1
Keywords: Biography
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safe-cracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman's life was a series of combustible combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high intelligence, unquenchable curiosity and eternal scepticism. Over a period of years, Feynman's conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton were first taped and then set down as they appear here, little changed from their spoken form, giving a wise, funny, passionate and totally honest self-portrait of one of the greatest men of our age.
Well, the guy is admittedly one of the mega-stars of the physicist world, but while reading this book, I only see a self-indulgent man, I definitely wouldn't be interested to have a conversation with, as I would probably punch him out in short order.
If you're into this self-indulgent drivel or are star-struck, go ahead and read it, just don't try to emulate it!
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