"""Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"""

Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard P. Feynman, Bill Gates, Ralph Leighton

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English

WW Norton & Co
02 June 2018

Biography; Biography: science, technology & engineering

Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that “can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist” (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets—and much more of an eyebrow-raising nature. In his stories, Feynman’s life shines through in all its eccentric glory—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah.

Included for this edition is a new introduction by Bill Gates.

By: Richard P. Feynman
Introduction by: Bill Gates
Edited by: Ralph Leighton
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9780393355628
ISBN 10: 0393355624
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 02 June 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for """Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!""": Adventures of a Curious Character

A storyteller in the tradition of Mark Twain. Feynman proves once again that it is possible to laugh out loud and scratch your head at the same time.--K. C. Cole Quintessential Feynman--funny, brilliant, bawdy...enormously entertaining. Books like this are temptations--to give up reading and devote life to rereading...The book is a litmus paper: anyone who can read it without laughing out loud is bad crazy. A chain reaction is not a bad analogy for Feynman's life. From a critical mass of gray matter it goes off in all directions, producing both heat and light. Feynman is legendary among his colleagues for his brilliance and his eccentricity...It's not hard to smile all the way through.