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The Meaning Of It All : thoughts of a citizen scientist

By - Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988
Floor - Floor 2
Published - Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., ©1998
ISBN 10 - 0738201669
ISBN 13 - 9780738201665
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Religion and science
Shelf No - 1
Call Number - 500 FEY
Physical Description - 133 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes - Includes Index
Book Information
Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him—how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a wonderful book—based on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963—shows us this other side of Feynman, as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion, people's distrust of politicians, and our universal fascination with flying saucers, faith healing, and mental telepathy. Here we see Feynman in top form: nearly bursting into a Navajo war chant, then pressing for an overhaul of the English language (if you want to know why Johnny can't read, just look at the spelling of “friend”); and, finally, ruminating on the death of his first wife from tuberculosis. This is quintessential Feynman—reflective, amusing, and ever enlightening.

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