"Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman!" Very Interesting Read

[SomethingToPonder]

So I was given a book by someone who is a distant friend of the family who had found this old book lying around that they thought i might like, I wasn't sure picked it up and within the first 2 pages it had be so damn interested i couldn't wait to see how the rest of the book turned out.

Il type you the back of the book.

"Winner of the Nobel prize for physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped into adventure. An artist safecracker practical joker and storyteller Feynmans life was a series of combustible combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high intelligence, unquenchable curiosity and eternal skepticism. Over a period of years, Feynman's conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton were first taped then set down as they appear here, little changed from their spoken form, giving a wise, funny, passionate and totally honest self portrait of one of the greatest men of our age."


I would strongly recommend you to read this book somehow, It is truly fascinating. Let me know what you think if any of you do decide to give it a read.

all the best

[Phi for All]

I requested it from the library. I'll let you know, thanks for the recommendation.

[SomethingToPonder]

I requested it from the library. I'll let you know, thanks for the recommendation.

No problem , Hope you enjoy

[elfmotat]

Great book. It's very entertaining.

[SomethingToPonder]

Great book. It's very entertaining.

Im glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was very intriguing .

[rktpro]

Nice book. You can always imagine feynman talking and doind stuff based upon his style of narration.

[Kwerty]

I acquired an audiobook version of mine. In sparking my interest in science in general, only 'The Selfish Gene' read as a child came close. His child-like (but not childish) fascination with the world around him is inspiring. It's a book that anyone of any level of scientific education can find intrigue in.

 

Some people just shouldn't be allowed to die.

[SomethingToPonder]

I acquired an audiobook version of mine. In sparking my interest in science in general, only 'The Selfish Gene' read as a child came close. His child-like (but not childish) fascination with the world around him is inspiring. It's a book that anyone of any level of scientific education can find intrigue in.

 

Some people just shouldn't be allowed to die.

Well said. The way he floats from subject to subject just enjoying learning whatever takes his fancy i like, You'l notice everything always has to be the "right way " as well, (which in his mind was his way) and he always studied things the hardest way, the most authentic or original way. he never took any shortcuts with science that's for sure.

 

there is no doubt at all that he was jmuch more fascinating than most people and his brain was definitely wired in a different way than most.

 

Now this is pure speculation on my part, But i would be willing to put money on that he had some sort of autism, Most probably asbergers , Many people look at this as a bad thing, I look at it as a gift, I have fairly mild aspergers which is on the autism spectrum, and find that i enjoy the way i see everything differently from everyone else.

 

Too true.

[lightburst]

Oh god. I've been dying to get a copy and read it.