Some time with Feynman - Hardcover

Mlodinow, Leonard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713996439 ISBN 13: 9780713996432

Publisher: Allen Lane, 2003

Synopsis

Feynman's Rainbow is the story of a young physicist trying to find his place in the world, and his relationship with the famous, old, and dying Nobel Prize winner down the hall, Richard Feynman.

In 1981 Mlodinow was a confused and intimidated graduate student in California. In Feynman, he found the wise and liberating mentor he needed to discover a new approach to life.

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Review:

'A rare glimpse into a fascinating world. I enjoyed every page of it' Fritjof Capra

'Mlodinow really does tell it like it is' John Gribbin

'An accessible picture of a brilliant man' Stephen Hawking

'A warm, delightful glimpse into a fascinating world' Scotland on Sunday

Synopsis:

This title tells the story of Leonard Mlodinow's first year on the Caltech faculty in the winter of 1981. It is the narrative of himself as a young physicist trying to find his place in the world and the wisdom of an old, and dying physicist who helped him, the legendary Richard Feynman. But it is also the story of this famous scientist's last days, his rivalry with fellow Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann, and the beginnings of the string theory, the theory that is now the leading theory in physics and cosmology. The book reveals the untold side of Richard Feynman, candid and off-the-cuff. Over two years the two spoke many times and discussed many questions. How do I know if I have what it takes? How does a scientst think? What is the nature of creativity? Through these conversations, Leonard Mlodinow found the answers he sought about the nature of science and the scientist, but more than that, he discovered a new approach to life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0713996439
• ISBN 13: 9780713996432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192