The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman 1st Edition

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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard Feynman—from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science-a life like no other. From his ruminations on science in our culture to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the world of ideas.

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"Feynman's distinctive voice rings out in this book."

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"A delightful reminder of Feynman's prodigious gifts." -- Nature

"A sparkling collection." -- Wall Street Journal

"This marvelous collection of talks, interviews, and essays offers a memorable sample of the wit, brilliance, and irreverence of the most celebrated physicist of our time. The more one reads of Feynman, the more one falls in love with his refreshingly enthusiastic view of the world." -- Alan Guth, author of The Inflationary Universe

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Publisher : Basic Books; 1st edition (August 1, 2000)
Language : English
Paperback : 270 pages
ISBN-10 : 0738203491
ISBN-13 : 978-0738203492
Lexile measure : 1150L
Item Weight : 12 ounces
Dimensions : 0.75 x 5.4 x 8.25 inches

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Grex

This man solved the Discovery disaster.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018

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Richard Feynman was a fun-loving Physicist. He disliked the pomposity he saw in some of his peers (Atomic Physicists, and in the world around him. He became the favorite college professor of many college students. His stories about meeting the many famous people in planning the first Atomic Bomb; at Princeton and in California are all interesting and very funny. For whatever reason, I always feel like his books are light, enjoyable reading. He is an American hero, winner of a Nobel Peace prize; youngest member of the Atomic Bomb Committee during WWII where he first Einstein and other world renown physicists. He shares his anecdotes of them all.

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John B. Spence

An excellent book by one of the world's greatest geniuses

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2016

Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest physicists and characters. If you have read anything about his life you know that he was irreverent, quirky, odd and an absolute genius of the highest magnitude. This is a fantastic book to understand the power of curiosity. If you want to know how one of the smartest people on the face of the earth approached innovation, creativity and deep thinking – this is an excellent book to read.

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Fascinating Character

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013

Actually ordered this by mistake. Meant to order Surely You're Joking.... But it was a happy mistake. Still not a big fan of books made from assorted papers because they just don't flow well. It is much easier to read them when the person is interesting. Some folks are critical of Mr. Feynman's antics over the years. He just seemed playful, curious and refreshingly honest. Most people try to hide their weaknesses, especially those in the sciences. Not him. He openly discussed his quirks and personality flaws. He loved what he did and seemed happy. That showed throughout the book. But he was not refined, cultured or overly full of himself. He cherished his working class upbringing. I found him endearing and funny yet a few of his activities would not have been something that would appeal to me. There was less information on his scientific pursuits and the value of his contributions than I thought there would be still it was a fun read over all.

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Clean, Crisp, and Witty

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2017

A work of brilliance communicated with wit and rationality. This is an excellent sampling of Captain Feynman's short works. Also, the cover is much better than the one pictured here (see photos), and the price here is unbeatable. This is definitely a book you want in your library, and this is certainly the place to buy it.

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Tom Turner

Feynman - Genius. The same thing.

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2013

One could easily retitle this book "The Pleasure of Finding Feynman."

Feynman deserved to be on the national bestseller list with this one. If anyone ever asks me to define a genius, I can do that in one word...Feynman. It has been a real joy for me to have found him and then to read his writings, view his lectures which are mostly collected at YouTube online and not necessarily easy going, and to read/hear what his contemoraries recall about his role in their lives.

Knowing a genius isn't something that most of us will encounter in our lives. We may know some very smart people who are much smarter than ourselves. But a genius is so much smarter than those smart people and the rest of us that it makes me wish that I could live in the genius world that he inhabits. A genius is to a normal and even above normal mind as a cat is to a mouse...so much faster than lightening that the mouse can't even begin to imagine it...and is doomed to be lunch. I wish my mind could do what his mind does...even for a short time ("Flowers for Algernon" anyone?). The next best thing then is to get to know him, and since he is dead the only way to do that is to try to get to know him through what he writes, what he says, his lectures, his humor, his philosophy and his astonishing comtributions to Physics and many other fields.

If I ever had the opportunity to sit down with him for a beer and have a conversation, I really wouldn't say very much at all. What I would do, is to listen as he pulls seemingly unrelated threads and things together to clearly illustrate his point in a way that even a layman can understand; and then I would hope that he had nowhere to go so that he could hang around and do that all over again with subject after subject until my ears were tired. Listening to his voice and seeing him deliver is just amazing.

If you want a taste of Feynman and a glimpse into the mind of a genius, buy and read this book and travel a bit with him. You definitely do not have to be a physicist to take away your own sense of wonder, respect, and just plain joy at meeting Richard Feynman on the printed pages of this book.

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Richard J. Foster

Somewhat uneven, but still worthwhile

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2012

While some parts of this book are very enjoyable and provide a wonderful window into both Feynman's way of thinking, and the historical context (the "Los Alamos from Below" section, for example), I found others more difficult. Still worth reading, absolutely, just don't expect the same level of interest, humor, scientific detail, or just about any other aspect to be consistent from one section to another. This makes sense, as the book is a collection of items given to - and intended for - different audiences at different times. Unfortunately, at least for me, the inconsistencies meant that I could barely put the book down while reading some sections but found myself preferring other reading material over Mr Feynman's musings while working my way through the others.

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Randee

A brilliant thinker and a real down to Earth human

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015

Can't get enough of reading about this man! A brilliant thinker and a real down to Earth human. Also see the videos of him saying a lot of what is in this book ( on YouTube-of course!) so you can see and hear him. I found him quite amazing. His love of learning and enthusiasm is contagious!

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always a good 'thoughtster', reflective

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2018

...always a good 'thoughtster', reflective, and a brilliant mind, along with a great writing talent...

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Super Feynman.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2014

Super Feynman stuff : sadly much of it is already published in " Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman ", and " What Do You Care What Other People Think ?" Still : I'm glad I bought it, if only for the intro by Freeman Dyson and the report on the Challenger Space Disaster. The latter could be re-titled " NASA'S DIRTY LAUNDRY WASHED IN PUBLIC ! " or " NASA'S NASTY SECRETS SPILLED ! " He clearly warned another accident could happen, and then it did . COLUMBIA was caused by, as described on www.space.com . sic. " An investigation board determined that a large piece of foam fell from the shuttle's external tank and fatally breached the spacecraft wing. This problem with foam had been known for years, and NASA came under intense scrutiny in Congress and in the media for allowing the situation to continue.

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Thurloxton Adam

Brain freeze

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2015

I love listening to Richard Feynman but this book baffled me after 3/4 chapters. He goes into some theoretical stuff I could not follow and that was also not very interesting from s physics point of view. A great man and maybe a great book but I struggled.

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Excellent book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2016

Excellent book. Gave it to a an ex girlfriend who then told me she wanted to split up. Saved me the trouble. Excellent book.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2017

Feyman is always a joy to read. A new book to me.

CHRIS (Herts)

Tales from an original thinker

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2016

A fascinating book by one of the world's best physicists, who believed nothing unless he could prove it for himself.

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