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Richard Feynman won a Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the behaviour of electrons. For him, physics and life in general were fun, and he had an extraordinary ability to prove his unique vision of the world in terms of formulae. For the first time his science and his much-loved personality are captured in one book.

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‘Richard Feynman was to the second half of the century what Einstein was to the first: the perfect example of scientific genius.’ (Independent)
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John Gribbin's many successful books include In Search of Schrodinger's Cat, Schrodinger's Kittens, In the Beginnning, In Search of the Double Helix, The Matter Myth (with Paul Davies) and Stephen Hawking, A Life in Science (with Michael White). He is visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.

John and Mary Gribbin have written several science books including Being Human and Fire on Earth. They live in Piddinghoe, East Sussex.

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  • PublisherViking
  • Publication date1997
  • ISBN 10 0670872458
  • ISBN 13 9780670872459
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