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A genius, a great mathematician once said, performs magic, does things that nobody else could do. To his scientific colleagues, Richard Feynman was a magician of the highest caliber. Originality was his obsession.

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A genius, a great mathematician once said, performs magic, does things that body else could do. To his scientific colleagues, Richard Feynman was a magician of the highest caliber. Architect of quantum theories, enfant terrible of the atomic bomb project, caustic critic of the space shuttle commission, Nobel Prize winner for work that gave physicists a new way of describing and calculating the interactions of subatomic particles, Richard Feynman left his mark on virtually every area of modern physics. Originality was his obsession. Never content with what he knew or with what others knew, Feynman ceaselessly questioned scientific truths. But there was also ather side to him, one which made him a legendary figure among scientists. His curiosity moved well beyond things scientific: he taught himself how to play drums, to give massages, to write Chinese, to crack safes. In Genius, James Gleick, author of the acclaimed best-seller Chaos, shows us a Feynman few have seen. He penetrates beyond the gleeful showman depicted in Feynman's own memoirs and reveals a darker Feynman: his ambition, his periods of despair and uncertainty, his intense emotional nature. From his childhood on the beaches and backlots of Far Rockaway and his first tinkering with radios and differential equations to the machine shops at MIT and the early theoretical work at Princeton - work that foreshadowed his famous tion of antiparticles traveling backward in time - to the tragic death of his wife while he was working at Los Alamos, Genius shows how one scientist's vision was formed. As that vision crystallized in work that reinvented quantum mechanics, we see Feynman's impact on the elite particle-physicscommunity, and how Feynman grew to be at odds with the very community that idolized him. Finally, Gleick explores the nature of genius, our obsession with it and why the very idea may belong to ather time. Genius records the life of a scientist who has forever changed science - and cha

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Random House USA Inc, Random House Inc
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James Gleick
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Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
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English
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Biography: Science, Technology & Medical
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New York
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United States

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by bmwiba7011 Oct, 2017
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I have no math or science background. Physics has been an area I have ignored. This book was so well written and comprehensible that I couldn't wait to pick it up and read more. The development of the atomic bomb and the resultant atomic energy applications may be the hallmark of the 20th century. The story of Feynman is one of near obsession with unfolding knowledge and a quest for discovery. The practical application of his work is impressive and will contribute to advances in many areas. Buy this book and get ready for an adventure ride and a glimpse into true genius.
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by doodlerhaven08 May, 2020
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Acclaimed author , giant of modern era. You are in for a ride
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by gramchem10 May, 2009
A most amazing life, a most amazing biography
If you love science and if you love the scientific process, if you love the aesthetic of the human mind, then you will love this book. James Gleick truly captures the beauty of the mind of physicist Richard Feynman. There is almost a theme of mysticism that runs through the narrative, even though Feynman himself would challenge that premise.
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by _mZjaHpWT52@Del...31 Jan, 2011
The creative wonder of a Genius!
I have a copy of this book in my personal library but am giving this copy to a friend. If you like the creative wonder of science this is the book to read. This is about genius in its many varied forms and is a pure joy to read!

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