His physics prowess was becoming well known, and he was. Quantum man richard feynmans life in science by lawrence m. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read quantum man. It took a man who was willing to break all the rules to tame a theory that breaks all the rules. I was impressed, however, that the author could keep the science of particle physics interesting even for nonphysicists. Krauss presents that life as seen through the science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions. In so doing i hope to be able to use richard feynmans remarkable life and career to provide a new porthole into to the key developments in physics of the 20th and 21st centuries. Feynmans absolute insistence on honesty and truth in science and on reporting the negative results along with the positive ones also comes across, and should be a model for modern scientists. Richard feynmans life in science is the eighth nonfiction book by the american theoretical physicist lawrence m. Krauss, director of the origins project at arizona state university, makes his own way through the subject and emerges with. The biography does a good job of demonstrating that in science, true success needs fearlessness, determination and an unwavering belief in your ideas. Richard feynmans life in science great discoveries on. Lawrence m krauss traces the colorful, turbulent life of the nobel prizewinning physicist, from the death of his childhood sweetheart during the manhattan project to his rise as an icon in the scientific.
Krauss presents a scientific overview of the contributions of feynman, as seen through the arc of his fascinating life. The hidden life of paul dirac, quantum genius, about one of the few other 20thcentury theorists who worked on feynmans level. Richard feynmans life in science great discoveries 9780393064711 by krauss, lawrence m. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading quantum man. Its an overview of quantum theory, the last 100 years of physics, and the major players in the field. Richard feynman is the quantum man in his new book, quantum man, physicist and writer lawrence m. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Richard feynman 19181988 was one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century. Richard feynmans life in science the great discoveries series book online at best prices in india on. Krauss describes the scientific contributions, and unique mind, of nobel prizewinner richard. May 11, 1918 february 15, 1988 was an american theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. Writing for the layperson, krauss has the expressed intention of helping the reader understand why richard feynman was so important and revered in science. A new biography of the nobel prize winner richard p. He was a graduate student of john wheelers at princeton, where he already did advanced work on quantum electrodynamics qed, and received his ph. What others are saying about quantum man krausss wonderful biography puts feynmans remarkable contributions to science front and center, accessibly, in the context of his life and times. Krauss, himself a nobel laureate in physics at arizona state university, clearly admires feynmans brilliant achievements and here uses his life and labors to trace and explain how quantum theory evolved in its many surprising applications. A worthy addition to the feynman shelf and a welcome followup to the standardbearer, james gleicks genius. A gripping new scientific biography of the revered nobel prizewinning physicist and curious character richard feynman. Krauss chronicles the life and achievements of nobel prizewinning physicist richard feynman, whose work with quantum mechanics has reshaped many aspects of modern science. Gleicks biography wonderfully characterized the life and times of the man that was richard feynman, quantum man explored richard feynmans to my surprise, there not only was a feynman biography that heretofore was unknown to me, but it was written by the lawrence krauss, a brilliant physicist in his own right.
His talk coincides with the release of his latest book of the same name. Richard feynman and modern physics 1992 is a model biography of a physicist, unrivalled until the publication of graham farmelos 2009 book the strangest man. 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. Physicist richard feynman has a reputation as a bongoplaying, hardpartying, flamboyant nobel prize laureate for his work on quantum electrodynamics theory, but this tends to obscure the fact that he was a brilliant thinker who continued making contributions to science until his death in 1988. This lecture is based on lawrence m krauss new book quantum man.
Richard feynmans life in science audiobook written by lawrence m. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, richard feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most. Krauss is one of the most gifted and engaging speakers who specializes in physics. Richard feynmans life in science great discoveries kindle edition by krauss, lawrence m download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The life of feynman issues in science and technology. Perhaps it was feynmans mother who registered the most amusing and poignant reaction to this aspect of feynmans character. His publications include the physics of star trek, quintessence, and atom, and the newly released quantum man. Richard feynmans life in science great discoveries reprint by lawrence m. Krauss 2011, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Feynman revolutionized our understanding of nature amid a turbulent life. A life of the colourful nobel prizewinning physicist richard feynman gets too bogged down in science to do justice to the man, writes robin. Cern recently hosted a wonderful talk by lawrence krauss on the life of richard feynman called quantum man.
Gleick we learn that she served as his lab assistant early in his career. Richard feynmans life in science great discoveries. As a physicist myself, i was able to attempt to explain the science as well as the man, and i tried to explain richards science as seen through the arc of his life. Its lively descriptions make both electromagnetism and quantum mechanics fun, while krausss personal reflections on his subject add a new level of insight into the man and his scientific legacy. The text was initially published on march 21, 2011 by w. Richard feynmans life in science great discoveries ebook written by lawrence m. Feynman, by a fellow physicist, concentrates less on feynman the odd character and.
Physicist richard feynman has a reputation as a bongoplaying, hardpartying, flamboyant nobel prize laureate for his work on quantum electrodynamics theory, but this tends to. Richard feynmans science as the narratorauthor states up front, this book is more about the science of richard feynman than his life adventures that are well known. He is the only physicist to have received the highest awards from all 3 major us professional physics societies. From the death of feynmans 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. Richard feynmans life in science at a talk at cern, geneva. Richard feynmans life in science great discoveries by lawrence m.
The life and science of richard feynman 1992 is a more supple treatment of the same basic material. Feynmans education and the manhattan project he was an undergraduate at mit and graduated in 1939. Krauss does not mention until page 210 that feynmans sister, joan, was also a physicist, while from mr. Krauss a worthy addition to the feynman shelf and a welcome followup to the standardbearer, james gleicks genius.