New Releases by Richard P. Feynman

Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman''s contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him -- how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a wonderful book -- based on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963 -- shows us this other side of Feynman, as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion, people''s distrust of politicians, and our universal fascination with flying saucers, faith healing, and mental telepathy. Here we see Feynman in top form: nearly bursting into a Navajo war chant, then pressing for an overhaul of the English language (if you want to know why Johnny can''t read, just look at the spelling of "friend"); and, finally, ruminating on the death of his first wife from tuberculosis. This is quintessential Feynman -- reflective, amusing, and ever enlightening.

"I''m an explorer, OK? I like to find out!" -- One of the towering figures of twentieth-century science, Richard Feynman possessed a curiosity that was the stuff of legend. Even before he won the Nobel Prize in 1965, his unorthodox and spellbinding lectures on physics secured his reputation amongst students and seekers around the world. It was his outsized love for life, however, that earned him the status of an American cultural icon-here was an extraordinary intellect devoted to the proposition that the thrill of discovery was matched only by the joy of communicating it to others. In this career-spanning collection of letters, many published here for the first time, we are able to see this side of Feynman like never before. Beginning with a short note home in his first days as a graduate student, and ending with a letter to a stranger seeking his advice decades later, Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track covers a dazzling array of topics and themes, scientific developments and personal histories. With missives to and from scientific luminaries, as well as letters to and from fans, family, students, crackpots, as well as everyday people eager for Feynman''s wisdom and counsel, the result is a wonderful de facto guide to life, and eloquent testimony to the human quest for knowledge at all levels. Feynman once mused that "people are entertained'' enormously by being allowed to understand a little bit of something they never understood before." As edited and annotated by his daughter, Michelle, these letters not only allow us to better grasp the how and why of Feynman''s enduring appeal, but also to see the virtues of an inquiring eye in spectacular fashion. Whether discussing the Manhattan Project or developments in quantum physics, the Challenger investigation or grade-school textbooks, the love of his wife or the best way to approach a problem, his dedication to clarity, grace, humor, and optimism is everywhere evident..

Collecting legendary lectures from freewheeling scientific genius Richard P. Feynman, The Character of Physical Law is the perfect example of his gift for making complex subjects accessible and entertaining A series of classic lectures, delivered in 1960 and recorded for the BBC. This is Feynman''s unique take on the problems and puzzles that lie at the heart of physical theory - with Newton''s Law of Gravitation; on whether time can ever go backwards; on maths as the supreme language of nature. Demonstrates Feynman''s knack of finding the right everyday illustration to bring out the essence of a complicated principle - eg brilliant analogy between the law of conservation energy and the problem of drying yourself with wet towels. ''Feynman''s style inspired a generation of scientists. This volume remains the best record I know of his exhilarating vision'' Paul Davies

Todavía hoy, cuando han transcurrido casi veinte años de su muerte, Richard Feynman (1918-1988) es recordado como un personaje mítico de la ciencia del siglo XX. Fue un físico extraordinario y extraordinariamente original, como muestran sus versiones de la electrodinámica cuántica (con sus celebres diagramas, llamados “de Feynman”) o de la propia mecánica cuántica. Pero también, y de ahí el cariño, casi veneración, que sus colegas sintieron por él, un hombre con un amor por la vida que traspasaba todas las fronteras, incluida la que separa a la ciencia y a los científicos de la sociedad. Rescatadas por su hija Michelle, este libro reúne un conjunto de cartas que van desde 1939, cuando acababa de comenzar sus estudios en la Universidad de Princeton, hasta 1986, cuando su muerte se vislumbraba –de la mano de un cáncer– en el horizonte. A través de esta correspondencia los lectores encontrarán al mejor y más auténtico Richard Feynman, siempre jovial, irreverente en el respeto y nunca banal; al Feynman que se enamoraba, se divertía o sufría, al igual que al físico genial y al hombre comprometido que no soportaba los convencionalismos sin sentido, ni la estupidez, y que se implicó, mostrando, una vez más, su creatividad, en muy diversos tipos de actividades, como la comisión que se formó para encontrar las causas del desastre del trasbordador Challenger, que él desentrañó con una demostración tan sencilla como memorable.

An omnibus edition celebrating a great scientific mind and a legendary American original including a live recording. Richard Feynman (1918-1988) thrived on outrageous adventures. In the phenomenal national bestsellers "Surely You''re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" the Nobel Prize-winning physicist recounted in an inimitable voice his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek, painting a naked female toreador, accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums, solving the mystery of the Challenger disaster, and much else of an eyebrow-raising, hugely entertaining, and astounding nature. One of the most influential and creative minds of recent history, Feynman also possessed an unparalleled ability as a storyteller, a delightful coincidence celebrated in this special omnibus edition of his classic stories. Now packaged with an hour-long audio CD of the 1978 "Los Alamos from Below" lecture, Classic Feynman offers readers a chance to finally hear a great tale in the orator''s own voice.

Included are the Nobel laureate''s views on the future of science, science''s role in society, his role in the Los Alamos project, and his minority report on the Challenger explosion.

Einen besseren Lehrer als den Physiknobelpreisträger Richard P. Feynman kann man sich nicht wünschen. In seiner unnachahmlichen Art, locker und witzig, erklärt er hier große Themen wie Atome in Bewegung, Grundlagenphysik, die Gravitationstheorie und das Verhalten der Quanten.

Praise for The Pleasure of Finding Things Out:"[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"A delightful reminder of Feynman''s prodigious gifts."--Nature"Feynman''s distinctive voice rings out in this book."--Scientific AmericanPraise for The Meaning of It All:"From the great physicist''s archives, three delightful lectures on science, society, and our precious freedom of ignorance."--New York Times"Richard Feynman was a man of many reputations: brilliant physicist, charismatic teacher, irrepressible raconteur, and unforgettable character ...When Feynman describes the scientist as an acrobat walking ''beautiful tightropes of logic,'' we understand how a generation of young physicists might have been drawn to follow this brilliant Pied Piper out onto the wire, high above the crowd."--Boston Globe"Scattered through this book is a wonderful collection of personal stories, told in the authentic Feynman style, bringing his meditations to life."--The New York Review of Books

This volume comprises of two collections of instructive essays on physics. Written for a general audience and keeping both technical language and mathematics to a minimum, Feynman introduces the basics of physics, atoms, energy, gravitation, quantum force, and the relationship of physics to other subjects.

Richard Feynman fut un professeur prodigieux, véritable homme de scène sachant allier le rire et la rigueur. Son Cours de Physique est devenu le manuel en usage dans le monde entier. Les Leçons sur la Physique sont constituées à partir des chapitres les plus accessibles de son Cours. Elles présentent aux physiciens professionnels ou amateurs, comme aux simples curieux, les idées essentielles de la physique contemporaine, les idées de conservation, de symétrie, de relativité de l’espace et du temps, de même que les principes quantiques qui régissent les processus atomiques. Richard Feynman est né à Brooklyn en 1918 et a passé son doctorat à Princeton en 1942. Il a enseigné à Cornell et au Caltech. Il a reçu le prix Nobel de physique en 1965 pour ses travaux en électrodynamique quantique.

En avril 1963, le prix Nobel de physique Richard P. Feynman est invité à l''université de Washington, à Seattle, pour donner des conférences sur les sujets généraux qui lui tiennent alors à coeur. On y retrouve ce théoricien de haut vol parlant de science bien sûr, mais surtout des rapports entre raison et foi religieuse, des soucoupes volantes, des phénomènes paranormaux, de la responsabilité des scientifiques face à l''humanité, de la confiance qu''on peut accorder aux hommes politiques. Derrière le scientifique perce le brillant causeur, le séducteur plein d''humour et de mordant, l''esprit libre. Voici donc, grâce à un document exceptionnel révélé pour la première fois au public français, Feynman tel qu''en lui-même. En toute liberté. Prix Nobel de physique Lauréat, en 1965, du prix Nobel de physique pour ses travaux sur l''électrodynamique quantique, Richard P. Feynman a aussi joué, alors qu''il était encore très jeune, un rôle important dans le projet Manhattan, pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Plus tard, il a contribué à expliquer le désastre de la navette américaine Challenger. À côté de ses travaux scientifiques majeurs - dont l''invention des fameux diagrammes qui ont révolutionné les modes de raisonnement et de calcul en physique -, il s''est aussi rendu célèbre pour ses dons de pédagogue.

In these classic lectures, Richard Feynman first considers the basic ideas of quantum mechanics, treating the concept of amplitude in special detail and emphasizing that other things, such as the combination laws of angular momenta, are largely consequences of this concept. Feynman also discusses relativity and the idea of anti-particles, finally returning to a discussion of quantum electrodynamics, which takes up most of this volume.

No twentieth-century American scientist is better known to a wider spectrum of people than Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988)—physicist, teacher, author, and cultural icon. His autobiographies and biographies have been read and enjoyed by millions of readers around the world, while his wit and eccentricities have made him the subject of TV specials and even a theatrical film.The spectacular reception of the book and audio versions of Feynman''s Six Easy Pieces (published in 1995) resulted in a worldwide clamor for “More Feynman! More Feynman!” The outcome is these six additional lectures, drawn from the celebrated three-volume Lectures on Physics. Though slightly more challenging than the first six, these lectures are more focused, delving into the most revolutionary discovery in twentieth-century physics: Einstein''s Theory of Relativity.No single breakthrough in twentieth-century physics (with the possible exception of quantum mechanics) changed our view of the world more than that of Einstein''s discovery of relativity. The notions that the flow of time is not a constant, that the mass of an object depends on its velocity, and that the speed of light is a constant no matter what the motion of the observer, at first seemed shocking to scientists and laymen alike. But, as Feynman shows so clearly and so entertainingly in the lectures chosen for this volume, these crazy notions are no mere dry principles of physics, but are things of beauty and elegance. No one—not even Einstein himself—explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Richard Feynman.

Covering the theory of computation, information and communications, the physical aspects of computation, and the physical limits of computers, this text is based on the notes taken by one of its editors, Tony Hey, on a lecture course on computation given b

Based upon a course taught by Feynman on the principles of gravitation at Cal. Tech, this series of lectures discusses gravitation in all its aspects. The author''s approach is very direct, a trademark of his work and lecture style.

Presents six of the easiest chapters from the Nobel Prize winner''s celebrated text Lectures in Physics, originally published in 1963, which comprised the lectures he prepared for undergraduate students at Caltech in the early 1960s. Addressing key topics in largely qualitative terms without formal mathematics, the six selections discuss atoms in motion, basic physics, the relation of physics to other sciences, conservation of energy, the theory of gravitation, and quantum behavior.

Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher is a publishing first. This set couples a book containing the six easiest chapters from Richard Feynman''s landmark work, Lectures on Physics —specifically designed for the general, non-scientist reader—with the actual recordings of the late, great physicist delivering the lectures on which the chapters are based. Nobel Laureate Feynman gave these lectures just once, to a group of Caltech undergraduates in 1961 and 1962, and these newly released recordings allow you to experience one of the Twentieth Century''s greatest minds—as if you were right there in the classroom.

Analyzes the theoretical questions related to electron and photon interactions at high energies.