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Lädt ... Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Sciencevon Lawrence M. Krauss
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 "Other good books give a feel for this and Feynman’s later accomplishments. But I understood it all better after watching over the shoulder of Krauss the physicist as he worked his way through the Feynman oeuvre — not the stories of fast times in Rio, but the scientific papers. In popular lore, Feynman often comes off as the wild man of physics, throwing out one crazy idea after another in a frenzied search for truth. In “Quantum Man” — part of the “Great Discoveries” series, for which I have also written a book — we see more of his other side: a master mathematician who could concentrate on a problem for hours and then recast it in a surprising new manner. " Gehört zu VerlagsreihenGreat Discoveries (14) AuszeichnungenBemerkenswerte Listen
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HTML: A gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize??winning physicist (and curious character) Richard Feynman. Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and bestselling author, offers a unique scientific biography: a rollicking narrative coupled with clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. An immensely colorful person in and out of the office, Feynman revolutionized our understanding of nature amid a turbulent life. From the death of Feynman's childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluctant rise as a scientific icon, Krauss presents that life as seen through the science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions. An accessible reflection on the issues that drive physics today, Quantum Man captures the story of a man who was willing to break all the rules to tame a theory that broke all the rules. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Also, I can't stand it when the author of a biography inserts themselves into the narrative. It doesn't work here and when it happened, it was irritating.
It's fine if you already understand quantum mechanics and QED and have a science background, and also know enough about Feynman to recognize where the book skips and skims. Otherwise, pick up GENIUS, a superior Feynman biography (probably the best one written to date), and then look into Feynman's own writing for non-scientists. (