Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman - Couverture rigide

Gleick, James

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ISBN 10 : 0679408363 ISBN 13 : 9780679408369

Editeur : Pantheon Books, 1992

Synopsis

The best-selling author of Chaos profiles the life and achievements of iconoclastic physicist and Nobel laureate Richard Feynman, describing his unique vision of science and his revolutionary legacy. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

To his colleagues, Richard Feynman was not so much a genius as he was a full-blown magician: someone who “does things that nobody else could do and that seem completely unexpected.” The path he cleared for twentieth-century physics led from the making of the atomic bomb to a Nobel Prize-winning theory of quantam electrodynamics to his devastating exposé of the Challenger space shuttle disaster. At the same time, the ebullient Feynman established a reputation as an eccentric showman, a master safe cracker and bongo player, and a wizard of seduction.

Now James Gleick, author of the bestselling Chaos, unravels teh dense skein of Feynman‘s thought as well as the paradoxes of his character in a biography—which was nominated for a National Book Award—of outstanding lucidity and compassion.

Présentation de l'éditeur

From the author of the national bestseller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant scientists of the 20th century that "not only paints a highly attractive portrait of Feynman but also . . . makes for a stimulating adventure in the annals of science" (The New York Times). 16 pages of photos.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pantheon Books
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0679408363
• ISBN 13: 9780679408369
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible