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Feynmans character is the subject of three biographies. For his contributions to the development of quantum. All the adventures of a curious character, and six easy pieces. Books by feynman in penguin include the character of physical law 1992, 36,000 copies, six easy pieces 1998, 27,000 copies, and six notsoeasy pices 1999, 10,000. Feynman s threevolume lectures on physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. Feynman spoke not as a physicist but as a concerned fellow citizen, revealing his uncommon insights into the. Qed lectures in new zealand quantum electrodynamics qed was the subject of qed the strange theory of light and matter, the popular book by richard feynman which was first published by princeton university press in 1985. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1552 pages and is available in hardcover format. It was richard feynmans outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that. Watch a series of seven brilliant lectures by richard feynman. Richard feynman, in full richard phillips feynman, born may 11, 1918, new york, new york, u.
He was awarded the 1965 nobel prize for his work on the development of quantum field theory. Richard feynman 11 may 1918 15 february 1988 was an american physicist of jewish descent. From 1961 to 1963, feynman delivered a series of lectures at the california institute. Those lectures were recorded by the bbc, and in 2009 with a little help from bill gates, they were released to the public. What do you care what other people think further adventures of a curious character by richard p. The pleasure of finding things out matical methods to extract numbers from the physics. Pdf the feynman lectures on physics book by richard.
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