false 17375 10 In this series of lectures originally given in 1963, which remained unpublished during Richard Feynman's lifetime, the Nobel-winning physicist thinks aloud on several "meta"-questions of science. What is the nature of the tension between science and religious faith? Why does uncertainty play such a crucial role in the scientific imagination? Is this <I>really</I> a scientific age? Marked by Feynman's characteristic combination of rationality and humor, these lectures provide an intimate glimpse at the man behind the legend. "In case you are beginning to believe," he says at the start of his final lecture, "that some of the things I said before are true because I am a scientist and according to the brochure that you get I won some awards and so forth, instead of your looking at the ideas themselves and judging them directly ... I will get rid of that tonight. I dedicate this lecture to showing what ridiculous conclusions and rare statements such a man as myself can make." Rare, perhaps. Irreverent, sure. But ridiculous? Not even close. 1667328 1998 The Meaning Of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist total:335|5:96|4:148|3:71|2:18|1:2| 335 1323 503 43 3 1 false false Wed Feb 06 17:21:29 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 15 01:41:08 -0700 2008 The Meaning of it All is based on lectures given by Richard Feynman to lay audiences at the University of Washington, Seattle, over three nights in April 1963, on science and its relationship to social problems and religion. (All of Feynman's published books are similarly based on recordings of lect...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 22:08:21 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 11:19:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 18:32:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 18:55:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 29 07:05:37 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 07:17:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 20:29:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 20:29:18 -0700 2009
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