The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

Jagdish Mehra

ISBN 10: 0198539487 / ISBN 13: 9780198539483

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford New York Toronto Delhi, 1994

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630pp., xxxii. SD. 14 pages of glossy black and white photo-illustrations between pp. 320-321. Notes and References at ends of chapters. Index of Names, pp. 613-620; Index of Subjects, pp.621-630. Black cloth with brilliant silver lettering on spine. Glossy dustwrapper not price-clipped (no price) with large front cover black and white photo-illustration of Feynman seated in suit and necktie in front of bongo drums; title lettering in turquoise and white at top left front cover, subtitle in yellow at right of title lettering; author name lettering in yellow across bottom front cover. Teeny wear at tip of rear cover top left corner, mere hint of wear at other corners very thin lines of wear across top and bottom spine ends: still dw virtually As New and did its job protecting book itself (no rubbing wear, no bumps): dw now in mylar. Tight binding, sharp corners, no rubbing wear, no previous owner names. Clean text. Solid copy. Unread.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford New York Toronto Delhi
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198539487
• ISBN 13: 9780198539483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Richard P. Feynman was arguably the greatest American-born theoretical physicist of the twentieth century. A teacher, showman, bongo drummer, and iconoclast of the first rank, he distained authority and despised ceremony, yet was a scientific magician capable of transcendental leaps of the imagination. The Beat of a Different Drum is the definitive account of Feynman's life and work. It covers his childhood, his three marriages, and his extraordinary range of interests. But most importantly, it deals in great detail with his scientific work - from his research on the atomic bomb, via his famous path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, to the quantum theory of gravitation, partons, quark jets, and the limits of computation. Jagdish Mehra personally knew Richard Feynman for thirty years. Feynman invited Mehra to spend three weeks of interviews with him shortly before his death on 15 February 1988, and encouraged him to write this book. What has emerged is a truly authoratitive account of the life and achievements of one of the greatest men of our century.

About the Authors

About the author:
Jagdish Mehra is the author of many articles and books on twentieth-centuryphysics, including Einstein, Hilbert, and the Theory of Gravitation and the first five volumes (seven books) of The Historical Development of QuantumTheory, with Helmut Rechenburg. The Citadel Distinguished Professor of Physics at Charleston, South Carolina, Jadish Mehra received the Humboldt Prize in 1976.


Jagdish Mehra is currently The Citadel Distinguished Professor of Physics in Charleston, South Carolina.