Showing papers by "Richard Phillips Feynman published in 2008"
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01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: Feynman's "Six Easy Pieces: The Fundamentals of Physics Explained" is an essential introduction to the world of physics by one of its greatest teachers and icons as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Richard Feynman's "Six Easy Pieces: The Fundamentals of Physics Explained" is an essential introduction to the world of physics by one of its greatest teachers and icons. Richard Feynman inspired people around the world with his scientific brilliance, endless curiosity about the world and unorthodox outlook on life. Here he guides the reader through the very basics of physics, including atoms, energy, force, the relation of physics to other sciences, the theory of gravitation and quantum behaviour. Presenting complex ideas in simplified, understandable terms and using illustrations such as shooting bullets, waves on a seashore and even Dennis the Menace's building blocks, "Six Easy Pieces" gets to the heart of how the world works. "One of the very best introductions to physics for the uninitiated". ("Independent"). "If one book was all that could be passed on to the next generation of scientists it would undoubtedly have to be "Six Easy Pieces"". (John Gribbin). "With Feynman as a guide, you can't help wondering why everyone is not turning to science". ("Guardian"). "The greatest physicist of the twentieth century". ("Sunday Times"). Richard P. Feynman (1918-88) was one of this century's most brilliant and original thinkers. He taught at Cornell and the California Institute of Technology and received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum electrodynamics. Books by Feynman published by Penguin include "QED", and "The Character of Physical Law".
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08 Oct 2008
TL;DR: A scientist and physicist, one of the greatest of the 20th century, and winner of the Nobel Prize, Richard Feynman worked on the atomic bomb and revealed the cause of the Challenger disaster.
Abstract: A scientist and physicist, one of the greatest of the 20th century, and winner of the Nobel Prize, Richard Feynman worked on the atomic bomb and revealed the cause of the Challenger disaster. Before his death earlier this year, he worked with his friend Ralph Leighton to prepare this manuscript, his last literary legacy. Illustrated.
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01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: This address was presented by Richard P. Feynman as the Nishina Memorial Lecture at Gakushuin University (Tokyo) on August 9, 1985 as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: This address was presented by Richard P. Feynman as the Nishina Memorial Lecture at Gakushuin University (Tokyo), on August 9, 1985.
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