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Feynman is a great story-teller and it shows in this book. This is also one of the most accessible books about science. Advised as a book to start with if you want to read some of Feynmans books. Other books he wrote will repeat some things you'll read in this book. In Part 1 of the book he describes how he got interested in science in his young years. How he got interested in science, in thinking about matters in a scientific way. How he started a company in chemistry. In Part 2 of the book he describes his education at Princeton university. The fun he had there, and how he got interested in subjects outside of his studies, and was able to master several non-related subjects. In Part 3 he goes on to tell about his years at the ... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Why do we do science? Beyond altruistic and self-aggrandizing motivations, many of our best scientists work long hours seeking the electric thrill that comes only from learning something that nobody knew before. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, a collection of previously unpublished or difficult-to-find short works by maverick physicist Richard Feynman, takes its title from his own answer. From TV interview transcripts to his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, we see his quick, sharp wit, his devotion to his work, and his unwillingness to bow to social pressure or convention. It's no wonder he was only grudgingly admired by the establishment during his lifetime--read his "Minority Report to the Space Shuttle Challenger Inquiry" to se... Rest of this review on the detail page
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A thoughtful companion volume to the earlier Surely You Are Joking Mr. Feynman!. Perhaps the most intriguing parts of the book are the behind-the-scenes descriptions of science and policy colliding in the presidential commission to determine the cause of the Challenger space shuttle explosion; and the scientific sleuthing behind his famously elegant O-ring-in-ice-water demonstration. Not as rollicking as his other memoirs, but in some ways more profound. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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