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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

Paperback • 2007 • English

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

By Richard Phillips Feynman

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About the book

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out collects the best short works of rule-breaking genius Richard Feynman, showing his passion for knowledge and sense of fun at their most infectious. The revealing and inspiring pieces here span a lifetime of enthusiasm for discovering what makes the world tick - including uproarious tales of early student experiments; safecracking and outwitting US censors during the Second World War; his first lecture as a graduate student (to an audience including Albert Einst...Show more

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9780141031439

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

Format

Paperback

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