Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
by Richard P. Feynman
Safecracking at Los Alamos, bongo drums, samba, the Nobel, told with mischief. The most entertaining scientist's memoir ever.
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you want curiosity as a way of life.
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you want physics explained.
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Three things you will actually use
- Play with problems.
- Do not fool yourself.
- Curiosity is the point.
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Read the Los Alamos chapters.
Our verdict
Feynman's stories.
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