"Some people say, 'How can you live without knowing?' I do not know
what they mean. I always live without knowing. That is easy. How
you get to know is what I want to know."--Richard P. Feynman Nobel
Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman (1918-88) was that
rarest of creatures--a towering scientific genius who could make
himself understood by anyone and who became as famous for the wit
and wisdom of his popular lectures and writings as for his
fundamental contributions to science. The Quotable Feynman is a
treasure-trove of this revered and beloved scientist's most
profound, provocative, humorous, and memorable quotations on a wide
range of subjects. Carefully selected by Richard Feynman's
daughter, Michelle Feynman, from his spoken and written legacy,
including interviews, lectures, letters, articles, and books, the
quotations are arranged under two dozen topics--from art,
childhood, discovery, family, imagination, and humor to
mathematics, politics, science, religion, and uncertainty. These
brief passages--about 500 in all--vividly demonstrate Feynman's
astonishing yet playful intelligence, and his almost constitutional
inability to be anything other than unconventional, engaging, and
inspiring. The result is a unique, illuminating, and enjoyable
portrait of Feynman's life and thought that will be cherished by
his fans at the same time that it provides an ideal introduction to
Feynman for readers new to this intriguing and important thinker.
The book features a foreword in which physicist Brian Cox pays
tribute to Feynman and describes how his words reveal his
particular genius, a piece in which cellist Yo-Yo Ma shares his
memories of Feynman and reflects on his enduring appeal, and a
personal preface by Michelle Feynman. It also includes some
previously unpublished quotations, a chronology of Richard
Feynman's life, some twenty photos of Feynman, and a section of
memorable quotations about Feynman from other notable figures.
Features: * Approximately 500 quotations, some of them previously
unpublished, arranged by topic* A foreword by Brian Cox,
reflections by Yo-Yo Ma, and a preface by Michelle Feynman* A
chronology of Feynman's life* Some twenty photos of Feynman* A
section of quotations about Feynman from other notable figures Some
notable quotations of Richard P. Feynman: *"The thing that doesn't
fit is the most interesting."*"Thinking is nothing but talking to
yourself inside."*"It is wonderful if you can find something you
love to do in your youth which is big enough to sustain your
interest through all your adult life. Because, whatever it is, if
you do it well enough (and you will, if you truly love it), people
will pay you to do what you want to do anyway."*"I'd hate to die
twice. It's so boring."
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