The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 20

by Richard P. Feynman

Series editor David Pines has selected, from the more than one hundred recorded lectures, the six that address the greatest physics discoveries of the past five hundred years. In these lectures, Feynman not only explains gravity, relativity, probability, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, and superconductivity, he offers his own unique take on what made these discoveries possible. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear Feynman expound on the contributions that have led to our present understanding of the nature of the universe. Volume 20 ( The Very Best Lectures ) is the concluding volume in the series-and an extraordinarily special one.

Genres: Science

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First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as work in particle physics (he proposed the parton model). For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman was a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965, together with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga. Feynman developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime and after his death, Feynman became one of the most publicly known scientists in the world.

He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb and was a member of the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In addition to his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing, and introducing the concept of nanotechnology (creation of devices at the molecular scale). He held the Richard Chace Tolman professorship in theoretical physics at Caltech.

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Reviews

[Tom Schulte · Rating 3 out of 5]

The animate delivery from Feynman and the obvious sway over his audience make this presentation engaging and interesting. At least one lecture sounds like it is from such a different era that it might not even be Feynman, he sounds so different. There is occasional interruptive announcing voice over on chapter and section that I find adds nothing. Of course without video, equations and drawings cannot be appreciated, but the material is largely at such a populist level that it really does not matter. Actually, it is interesting that nearly a half century ago, Feynman is using the same descriptions and metaphors as on today's Science Channel, etc.