Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character
Author: Richard P. Feynman
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman’s life was a series of combustoble combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high intelligence, unquenchable curiosity….Read More
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