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Feynman, Richard Phillips
US author, educator, and physicist
wrote memoirs "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" 1985, "What Do You Care What Other People Think" 1988
led investigation of space shuttle Challenger explosion
Nobel Prize in Physics 1965
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- "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself -- and you are the easiest person to fool."
- "The theoretical broadening which comes from having many humanities subjects on the campus is offset by the general dopiness of the people who study these things..."
- "I was born not knowing and have only had a little time to change that here and there."
- "If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part."
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What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard Phillips Feynman and Richard P. Feynman (Paperback - Jan 22, 2001) A thoughtful companion volume to the earlier Surely You Are Joking Mr. Feynman!. Perhaps the most intriguing parts of the book are the behind-the-scenes descriptions of science and policy colliding...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman (Paperback - Jun 22, 1970) The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issue, Three Volume Set.Feynman's effective classroom style remains intact in these volumes, a valuable work by a remarkable educator.The volumes are an... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick (Paperback - Nov 2, 1993) If you've read any of Richard Feynman's wonderful autobiographies you may think that abiographyof Feynman would be a waste of your time. Wrong! Gleick'sGeniusis a masterpiece of scientific...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman's Last Journey by Ralph Leighton (Paperback - May 15, 2000) Richard Feynman, brilliant physicist and inspirational teacher, wasn't much for coats and ties. He lived a life that the adjective "bohemian" doesn't begin to cover, scripting percussion scores for... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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No Ordinary Genius: The Illustrated Richard Feynman by Richard Phillips Feynman (Paperback - Jun 22, 1995)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman (Paperback - Mar 1, 1989) A series of anecdotes shouldn't by rights add up to an autobiography, but that's just one of the many pieces of received wisdom that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) ... |
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