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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman Adventures of a Curious Character
Author: Ralph Leighton, Richard P. Feynman
This winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in physics tells his astonishing life story, a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, eternal skepticism, and raging chutzpah. — -- — A series of anecdotes shouldn't by rights add up to an autobiography, but that's just one of the many pieces of received wisdom that Nobel Prize-winning p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553256499
ISBN-10: 0553256491
Publication Date: 1/1/1986
Pages: 322
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4.4 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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 Leigh avatar reviewed Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character on + 378 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
What a fantastic and entertaining group of short vignettes! Each is just long enough that you can pick up and read it when you've got 10 minutes or so to spare. The final one is especially moving and motivating.

Each is fun and interesting and tells about a different part of Feynman's life - from playing Samba music at Carnivale to having his paintings displayed in an art showing. This guy was way ahead of his time in *how* he thought about things. I absolutely love his no-BS stance toward pomposity and organization-led education.
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Helpful Score: 4
The mind of a Nobel prize winning scientist: disturbing, or just disturbingly normal? With humor and not too much technical detail, Professor Feynman tells us how he helped develop the atomic bomb, cracked safes, picked up "babes," repaired radios, and played the bongos for a ballet. It's no joke; this memoir won't disappoint or frighten.
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Over sized paperback. This book is just plain fun! I don't know Physics from a hole in the ground, but saw a brief documentary on Richard Feynman and fell in love! He was witty, irreverent and you will chuckle throughout. Hey, my major was Philosophy, I'm abysmal at math, and I just love the book!
GracefulFire avatar reviewed Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character on + 65 more book reviews
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Fabulous! Just don't make them like this anymore - the guy is a total nut and totally wonderful. A great fun read.
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Helpful Score: 1
You want to BE him.
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Fascinating character. Well written.
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This is an amazing, delightful, must-read book. Thought-provoking and funny, incredible insight into the times and the mind of one of the most brilliant scientists of the century.
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Reading this book is about the most fun we're authorized to have upright and fully clothed. Dive in and come up for air later. You'll find your world permanently changed for the better.
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Feynman (Nobel prize winner in physics) is legendary among his colleague for his brilliance and his eccentricity . . . it's hard not to smils all the way through. NEWSWEEK
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Inside look at Nobel Prize winner's weird ways of thinking and interesting life.
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the first book in his autobiographical series - this one is entertaining and educational at the same time


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