Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science

Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science: A gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize - winning physicist (and curious character) Richard Feynman. Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the 20th century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and best-selling author, offers a unique scientific biography: a rollicking narrative coupled with clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. An immensely colorful person in and out of the office, Feynman revolutionized our understanding of nature amid a turbulent life. From the death of Feynman's childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluctant rise as a scientific icon, Krauss presents that life as seen through the science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions. An accessible reflection on the issues that drive physics today, Quantum Man captures the story of a man who was willing to break all the rules to tame a theory that broke all the rules.

"Quantum Man is a masterpiece." (Walter Isaacson, New York Times best-selling author)

• Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Unabridged) - iTunes Audiobook

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  Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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  Publish Date

  Mar 21, 2011

  Sales Rank

  14

  Length

  9 hours 12 minutes

  Narrator

  Lawrence M. Krauss

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  Product Description / Editorial Review

  A gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize - winning physicist (and curious character) Richard Feynman. Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the 20th century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and best-selling author, offers a unique scientific biography: a rollicking narrative coupled with clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. An immensely colorful person in and out of the office, Feynman revolutionized our understanding of nature amid a turbulent life. From the death of Feynman's childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluctant rise as a scientific icon, Krauss presents that life as seen through the science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions. An accessible reflection on the issues that drive physics today, Quantum Man captures the story of a man who was willing to break all the rules to tame a theory that broke all the rules.
  
  "Quantum Man is a masterpiece." (Walter Isaacson, New York Times best-selling author) — Source: Apple iTunes Store

  

• Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries) - Hardcover

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  W. W. Norton & Company

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  Format

  Hardcover

  Publish Date

  Mar 21, 2011

  Sales Rank

  388678

  ISBN

  0393064719

  ISBN-13

  9780393064711

  Edition

  1St Edition

  Pages

  350

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  Product Description / Editorial Review

  A gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize–winning physicist (and curious character). Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and best-selling author, offers a unique scientific biography: a rollicking narrative coupled with clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. An immensely colorful persona in and out of the office, Feynman revolutionized our understanding of nature amid a turbulent life. Krauss presents that life—from the death of Feynman’s childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluctant rise as a scientific icon—as seen through the science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions. An accessible reflection on the issues that drive physics today, Quantum Man captures the story of a man who was willing to break all the rules to tame a theory that broke all the rules. — Source: Amazon