![]() ![]() In this sweeping biography, James Gleick captures the forceful personality of a great man, integrating Feynman?s work and life in a way that is accessible to laymen and fascinating for the scientists who follow in his footsteps. ![]() Architect of quantum theories, enfant terrible of the atomic bomb. There, Feynman turned theory into practice, culminating in the Trinity test, on July 16, 1945, when the Atomic Age was born. To his scientific colleagues, Richard Feynman was a magician of the highest caliber. Robert Oppenheimer, where the giddy young man held his own among the nation?s greatest minds. His quick mastery of quantum mechanics earned him a place at Los Alamos working on the Manhattan Project under J. ![]() Read Or Download Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman By James Gleick Full Pages.Īn illuminating portrayal of Richard Feynman?a giant of twentieth century physics?from his childhood tinkering with radios, to his vital work on the Manhattan Project and beyond Raised in Depression-era Rockaway Beach, physicist Richard Feynman was irreverent, eccentric, and childishly enthusiastic?a new kind of scientist in a field that was in its infancy. ![]()
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