Richard Feynman
A Life in Science
John Gribbin author Mary Gribbin author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Icon Books
Published:8th Feb '18
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One hundred years on from his birth, and 30 since his death, Richard Feynman's discoveries in modern physics are still thoroughly relevant. Magnificently charismatic and fun-loving, he brought a sense of adventure to the study of science.
His extraordinary career included war-time work on the atomic bomb at Los Alamos, a profoundly original theory of quantum mechanics, for which he won the Nobel prize, and major contributions to the sciences of gravity, nuclear physics and particle theory.
Interweaving personal anecdotes and recollections with clear scientific narrative, acclaimed science writers John and Mary Gribbin reveal a fascinating man with an immense passion for life - a superb teacher, a wonderful showman and one of the greatest scientists of his generation.
Richard Feynman was to the second half of the century what Einstein was to the first: the perfect example of scientific genius. -- Independent
ISBN: 9781785783722
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 23mm
Weight: 303g
320 pages