"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious CharacterA New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. Here he recounts in his inimitable voice his experience trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek; cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets; accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums; painting a naked female toreador. In short, here is Feynman's life in all its eccentric—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah. |
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Latin or Italian? 42 Contents | 45 |
The Chief Research Chemist of | 53 |
THE PRINCETON YEARS 59 Part 2 | 59 |
Meeeeeeeeeee | 66 |
Monster Minds | 77 |
A Different Box of Tools | 84 |
You Just Ask Them? | 184 |
Lucky Numbers | 192 |
O Americano Outra Vez | 199 |
Man of a Thousand Tongues | 220 |
An Offer You Must Refuse | 232 |
Percent Solution | 247 |
Thirteen Times | 256 |
Is Electricity Fire? | 279 |
The Amateur Scientist | 91 |
FEYNMAN THE BOMB AND | 99 |
Los Alamos from Below | 107 |
Safecracker Meets Safecracker | 137 |
Uncle Sam Doesnt Need You | 156 |
FROM CORNELL TO CALTECH | 165 |
Any Questions? | 175 |
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