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No Ordinary Genius: The Illustrated Richard Feynman Paperback – February 17, 1996

by Richard P. Feynman (Author), Christopher Sykes (Editor)

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An intimate, moving, and funny account of the remarkable life and times of Richard Feynman―the most extraordinary scientist of his age.

With a unique combination of dazzling intellect and touching simplicity, Feynman had a passion for physics that was merely the Nobel Prize-winning part of an immense love of life and everything it could offer. He was hugely irreverent and always completely honest―with himself, with his colleagues, and with nature.

No Ordinary Genius traces Feynman's remarkable adventures inside and outside science, in words and more than one-hundred photographs, many of them supplied by his family and close friends. The words are often his own and those of family, friends, and colleagues such as his sister, Joan Feynman; his children, Carl and Michelle; Freeman Dyson; Hans Bethe; Daniel Hillis; Marvin Minsky; and John Archibald Wheeler. The book gives vivid insight into the mind of a great creative scientist at work and at play, and it challenges the popular myth of the scientist as a cold reductionist dedicated to stripping romance and mystery from the natural world. Feynman's wonderfully infectious enthusiasm shines through in his photographs and in his tales.

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“The many photographs, along with...anecdotes and monologues taken from interviews...give the reader...insight into the depth of Feynman's originality and gifts as a physicist.”
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Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988) was a professor at Cornell University and CalTech and received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1965. In 1986 he served with distinction on the Rogers Commission investigating the space shuttle Challenger disaster.

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (February 17, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 039331393X
ISBN-13: 978-0393313932
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.7 x 10 inches
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A Remarkable Man

November 20, 2013

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A mosaic portrait made up of impressions by and about this very human, deep-feeling man. Many personal photos and words show his qualities:

Quirky, courageous, funny, compassionate and nobody's fool, who could conceive that in one life a person could go from being a young working class kid on to university, falling in love and standing by the person you love as she faces the greatest of life's challenges (her own approaching death)at a very young age, believing you're fighting the Nazis by working on the Manhatan Project to build the world's first atom bomb, and later feeling deeply critical about this and speaking out against it...

Ever the iconoclast, he encouraged all young people who wrote to him to follow their own path regardless of what others thought, and wasn't afraid to play his beloved bongos as he travelled everywhere around the world, including when going to accept the Nobel Prize for physics.

He was also not afraid to tangle with power politics in Washington DC and at NASA when he wrote a dissenting opinion that was published as part of the official investigation into the Challenger space shuttle disaster. He exposed how bureaucrats deliberately overlooked design flaws in the now infamous "O" rings in order to meet public deadlines, even as he himself was dying of cancer.

A truly remarkable man. His humanity shines through in this book, as it also does in his letters collected in the book, "Don't You Have Time to Think?"

Both are highly recommended!

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Feynman is a brilliant man.

May 11, 2018

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Well worth the read. Feynman is a brilliant man.

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J. Scott Shipman

Nice supplement

September 16, 2009

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This is a very insightful and informative biography of one of the 20th century's great minds. Just finished Gleick's excellent bio and picked this up. This book gives more insight into what others thought about Feynman---and they pull no punches. No Ordinary Genius is an excellent, topical biography in the words of the participants. Well done and recommended.

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Mary Echternacht

EXCELLENT BOOK TO ALL FEYNMAN FOLLOWERS

January 30, 2014

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This is a must read for anyone wanting to get into a portion of Feynman,s life. It is very well written and has many significant photos that you will not want to miss.

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Love the photos

February 26, 2014

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I have many books about Dr. Feynman. This one is a little different. Much more about his personal life. Very informative. I bought 3 for gifts.

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Just ok book about a fascinating man

May 1, 2016

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Not as good as I expected. I am fascinated with Feynman. This book just didn't meet high expectations

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For all Fein-o-philes!

December 10, 2015

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It is an excellent collection of many writings covering Richard's life, especially subsequent to his embarking on his Ph.D. and when he started teaching. Very good photos.

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genius literally

December 20, 2013

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I have no idea that this Richard Feynman was the same person connected to the atom bomb. Despite the size and format, each chapter shows not only his genius but his generous sense of humor

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