QED: The Strange Theory of Light & Matter: Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures
Author: Richard P. Feynman
Famous the world over for the creative brilliance of his insights into the physical world, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the nonscientist. QED–the edited version of four lectures on quantum electrodynamics that Feynman gave to the general public at UCLA as part of the Alix G. Mautn….Read More
11 Books Similar to QED: The Strange Theory of Light & Matter: Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures
In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat
Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it,… Continue Reading Posted in: 21030quantum Theory To 1981, Bibliography, Quantum Theory, Reality
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
A series of anecdotes, such as are included in Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman, shouldn't by rights add up to an autobiography, but that's just one of the many pieces… Continue Reading Posted in: Astronautics Accidents, Autobiographie, Humor, Physics, Science & Math
What Is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods
For more than two thousand years a familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of the intellectual equipment of every cultured person. Today, unfortunately, the traditional place… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Ian Nicholas, Mathematics, Mathematics History, Stewart
The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and the Laws of Physics
For decades, proponents of artificial intelligence have argued that computers will soon be doing everything that a human mind can do. Admittedly, computers now play chess at the grandmaster level,… Continue Reading Posted in: Artificial Intelligence & Semantics, Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms, Bibliography, Machine Theory, Psychology & Counseling
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
The iconoclastic American physicist Richard Feynman won a Nobel Prize for solving a sub-atomic puzzle using home-brewed methods once dismissed as ludicrous. But Feynman arguably did science an even bigger… Continue Reading Posted in: 1918 1988, Electrical Engineering, Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips)
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
Redesigned inside and out to have a fresh, appealing look, this new edition of a classic Crown Trade Paperback is a collection of Einstein's own popular writings on his work… Continue Reading Posted in: Abstract Or Summary, Bibliography, Education Research, Research Reference Books
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
The revised edition of Feynman's legendary lectures includes extensive corrections and updates collated by Feynman and his colleagues. A new foreword by Kip Thorne, the current Richard Feynman Professor of… Continue Reading Posted in: Electromagnetism, Etc.), Exercises, Physics, Problems, Thermodynamics
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.