Feynman's Lost Lecture : The Motion of Planets Around the Sun

Goodstein, Judith R., Goodstein, David L.

ISBN 10: 0224043943 / ISBN 13: 9780224043946

Edité par Penguin Random House, 1996

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. N° de réf. du vendeur GRP29054974

Synopsis :

Richard Feynman's fame rests to a large extent on his picaresque exploits, but he was also a theoretical physicist of some significance. The discovery of the notes for his major lecture on the motion of planets around the sun, presented in this book, allows readers an insight into the workings of his mind. The book relates how the notes came to be lost, and how they came to be found again and reconstructed. The lecture concerns the fact that, when a planet or any other body arcs through space under the influence of gravity, it traces out a specific set of mathematical curves. Feynman considers why nature chooses to trace out in the sky those - and only those - elegant geometrical constructions.

Revue de presse: "The Goodsteins have gone a long way towards making a tough piece of geometry accessible... The result is fascinating" (John Gribbin The Times)

"Feynman was singular in being both one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the century...[and] one of the most entertaining and illuminating teachers of science... Collectors of Feynman memorabilia, historians of science and all who enjoy watching a great mind at work will be thankful that the lost lecture has been found" (Frank Close Observer)

"Feynman was a brilliant thinker and one of the finest scientists ever" (The Times)

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Feynman's Lost Lecture : The Motion of ...
Éditeur : Penguin Random House
Date d'édition : 1996
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good
Edition : 1st Edition.