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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
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September 1, 2011
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October 1, 2011
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Feynman was one of the most important and fascinating minds in modern physics.

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Mar 19, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: biography, physics, science-histories
This was a good book to read while winding down. After watching some videos of Feynman online, I could almost hear him telling these stories from the book. He had a particular way about him that allowed him to see thing differently. This is evident in some of his stories. He was mischeivious and a bit full of himself, but he has the right to be. Afterall, QED wasn't an easy thing to have figured out.

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