Quantum Man
Richard Feynman's Life in Science
by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss · first published 2011
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Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here the author, himself a theoretical physicist, offers a scientific biography: a narrative coupled with clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. An immensely colorful persona in and out of the office, Feynman revolutionized our understanding of nature amid a turbulent life. The author presents that life, from the death of Feynman's childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluct
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…and were recently surprised to find that a new biography came out a few months ago. It's supposed to be quite good, and has strong focus on Feynman's scientific accomplishments. http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Man-Richard-Feynmans-Discoveri...
on “Oppenheimer's recommendation letter for Richard Feynman” ↗…personal life rather their work. There are very few technical biographies, even of highly technical people. Readers won't understand the work of the scientist any better after reading through one of them. Quantum Man[0] by Lawrence Krauss specifically aims to be a solution to this regarding Richard Feynman. And even in this case the exposition needs to be so terse that only the highly technical reader will fully understand…
on “Paul Dirac: The Quiet Genius Died 30 Years Ago” ↗Interview with the author here: http://www.pointofinquiry.org/lawrence_krauss_quantum_man/
on “Quantum Man - Richard Feynman’s Life in Science” ↗…pretended to be a student to chase co-eds. Some biographers have suggested (but not justified) that Feynman's behavior is partly due to the loss of his young wife. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8586536-quantum-man
on “Google paid Andy Rubin $90M while keeping silent about a misconduct claim” ↗My knowledge of it is just through department oral history. I did some googling though and apparently his time at Cornell is talked about in Lawrence Krauss's biography "Quantum Man". Here's a brief review of it [1]. Apparently as a professor he would pretend to be an undergrad to sleep with students. He also apparently slept with the wives of multiple faculty (I might have remembered…
on “Feynman: making the extraordinary look easy” ↗I was reading the book "Quantum Man" on Richard Feynman recently, when I got the notion that I should like to take on Physics study as a hobby. I figured I would find a lot of people here on HN who belong to either or both groups: 1. knowledgeable…
on “Ask HN: Resources for Physics self-study” ↗