?Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!? Adventures of a Curious Character.

Feynman, Richard P

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1985

About this Item

First edition of this collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and one of the greatest scientific minds of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Richard Feynman on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Mike McIver. Told to Ralph Leighton. Edited by Edward Hutchings. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare and desirable. Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. Here he recounts in his inimitable voice his experience trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek; cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets; accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums; painting a naked female toreador. In short, here is Feynman's life in all its eccentricâ a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah. â A storyteller in the tradition of Mark Twain. He proves once again that it is possible to laugh out loud and scratch your head at the same timeâ (New York Times Book Review).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ?Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!? Adventures of a Curious Character.
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1985
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition