Quotable Feynman edited by Michelle Feynman

By:

Feynman, Michelle, ed

Contributor(s):

Feynman, Michelle, ed

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Princeton University, 2015. New Jersey:Description: xxiv, 405ISBN:

9780691153032

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

081 QUO

Contents:

1 A brief note on sources -- 2 Foreword / by Brian Cox -- 3 Reflections on Richard Feynman / by Yo-Yo Ma -- 3 Preface: my 4 quotable father / by Michelle Feynman -- 5 Chronology -- 6 Youth -- 7 Family -- 8 Autobiographical -- 9 Art, music, and poetry -- 10 Nature -- 11 Imagination -- 12 Humor -- 13 Love -- 14 16 Curiosity and discovery -- 17 How physicists think -- 18 The quantum world -- 19 Science and society -- 20 Mathematics --21 Technology -- 22 War -- 23 Challenger -- 24 Politics -- 25 Doubt and uncertainty -- 26 Education and teaching -- 27 Advice and inspiration -- 27 Intelligence --28The Nobel Prize -- 28 Worldview -- 29 The Future -- Honoring Richard Feynman --30 Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits --31 Sources.

Summary: Carefully selected by Richard Feynman's daughter, Michelle Feynman, from his spoken and written legacy, including interviews, lectures, letters, articles, and books, the quotations are arranged under two dozen topics--from art, childhood, discovery, family, imagination, and humor to mathematics, politics, science, religion, and uncertainty.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Library, SPAB D-1	Non Fiction	081 QUO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	009999

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1 A brief note on sources -- 2 Foreword / by Brian Cox -- 3 Reflections on Richard Feynman / by Yo-Yo Ma -- 3 Preface: my 4 quotable father / by Michelle Feynman -- 5 Chronology -- 6 Youth -- 7 Family -- 8 Autobiographical -- 9 Art, music, and poetry -- 10 Nature -- 11 Imagination -- 12 Humor -- 13 Love -- 14
16 Curiosity and discovery -- 17 How physicists think -- 18 The quantum world -- 19 Science and society -- 20 Mathematics --21 Technology -- 22 War -- 23 Challenger -- 24 Politics -- 25 Doubt and uncertainty -- 26 Education and teaching -- 27 Advice and inspiration -- 27 Intelligence --28The Nobel Prize -- 28 Worldview -- 29 The Future --
Honoring Richard Feynman --30 Acknowledgments --
Photo Credits --31 Sources.

Carefully selected by Richard Feynman's daughter, Michelle Feynman, from his spoken and written legacy, including interviews, lectures, letters, articles, and books, the quotations are arranged under two dozen topics--from art, childhood, discovery, family, imagination, and humor to mathematics, politics, science, religion, and uncertainty.

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