Feynman's Lost Lecture
the motions of planets around the sun
$30.24
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
19 June 1997
Summary
The Motion of Genius: Unearthing Feynman’s Lost Lecture
A fascinating and invaluable insight into the mind of brilliant physicist and Nobel Prize Winner, Richard Feynman, with illuminating commentary from David and Judith Goodstein.
On 14 March 1964 Richard Feynman, one of the greatest scientific thinkers of the 20th Century, delivered a lecture entitled ‘The Motion of the Planets Around the Sun’. For thirty years this remarkable lecture was believed to be lost. But now Feyn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099736219 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099736217 |
| Author: | David L. Goodstein, Judith R. Goodstein |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 19 June 1997 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
The Goodsteins have gone a long way towards making a tough piece of geometry accessible… The result is fascinating
The Goodsteins have gone a long way towards making a tough piece of geometry accessible… The result is fascinating – John Gribbin * The Times *Feynman was singular in being both one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the century…[and] one of the most entertaining and illuminating teachers of science… Collectors of Feynman memorabilia, historians of science and all who enjoy watching a great mind at work will be thankful that the lost lecture has been found – Frank Close * Observer *Feynman was a brilliant thinker and one of the finest scientists ever * The Times *
About The Author
David L. Goodstein
Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize for physics, taught for many years at the California Institute of Technology. He is best known to a wide readership as the author of Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think.
David Goodstein is Vice Provost and Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology.
Judith Goldstein, registrar and archivist at Caltech, is author of Millikan’s School- A History of the California Institute of Technology.
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