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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
Contributor(s): Feynman, Richard P. (Author), Robbins, Jeffrey (Editor), Runnette, Sean (Read by)
ISBN: 1482910527     ISBN-13: 9781482910520
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $26.96  
Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats
Published: April 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Science | Physics - General
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs)
 
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Publisher Description:
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman, from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science--a life like no other. From his ruminations on science in our culture to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will delight anyone interested in the world of ideas. "From the irregular trivia of ordinary life mixed with a bit of scientific doodling and failure to the intense dramatic concentration as one closes in on the truth and the final elation (plus, with gradually decreasing frequency, the sudden sharp pangs of doubt)--that is how science is done."--Richard P. Feynman to James D. Watson

Contributor Bio(s): Feynman, Richard P.: -

Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) earned a BS from MIT and a PhD from Princeton. From 1942 to 1945, he assisted with the development of the atomic bomb. He then taught at Cornell and Caltech, where he contributed to the theories of superfluidity and quarks. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on the theory of quantum electrodynamics.

Runnette, Sean: -

Sean Runnette, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, has also directed and produced more than two hundred audiobooks, including several Audie Award winners. He is a member of the American Repertory Theater company and has toured the United States and internationally with ART and Mabou Mines. His television and film appearances include Two If by Sea, Cop Land, Sex and the City, Law & Order, the award-winning film Easter, and numerous commercials.