Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
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- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Since: 1997-04-17
- Media: Paperback
- ISBN-10: 0393316041
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(266people)- If one can tolerate Feynman's ego, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" will teach him or her a valuable lesson. By example, Feynman teaches the reader to enthusiastically ask questions and tenaciously pursue answers. With his entertaining anecdotes as evidence, Feynman shows that such an approach to things makes for an exciting, fun-filled life.
- I hate Richard Feynman. Even dead, I hate him. He was so smart. He was so funny. He was so witty. This book is like a short story of fun. Everyone who reads it will feel like they were there and wish they had been him. I even learned a thing or two.
- I bought this book on a whim because it was about a famous scientist, who built much of the foundation for what I was studying. I opened it up while taking a break from my physics homework and.. needless to say I couldn't put it down. I read it in one day. The mixture of his adventures being intertwined with his work on quantum theory was better then anything I've ever read.
- Excellent book! No physics necessary, but it helps with appreciation at some parts. A recollection of excellent stories, keeps you captivated and is a very hard book to put down.
- I've always respected Feynman for the great work he's done in Physics, but after reading this book and his 1981 interview with Horizon - he's become my ultimate role model of how I'd like to be "when I grow-up", and I'm almost 30! Feynman is extremely passionate about living and exploring life and what makes it all tick. He has no patience for bullcrap or people who fill themselves with it... These masterfully told short stories from Feynman's life are both entertaining and inspirational to anyone with some curiosity about the nature of the world we live in. The absolute must-read for anyone is the closing chapter: "Cargo Cult Science", in which he explores how easy it is to fool yourself, and the importance of honestly and self-questioning at the most basic levels of research.
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>Also, I've read some of the other reviews, and many people criticize "Feynman's" writing style. Let it be known that Richard Feynman did NOT write this book! His friend Ralph Leighton wrote this book based on the audio recordings of Feynman's stories told to him during their drumming sessions.
