The Quotable Feynman

Editor: Feynman, Michelle
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-0-69-115303-2
Category: Language & Literature - Quotations
Image Count: 29
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Carefully selected by Richard Feynman's daughter, Michelle Feynman, from his spoken and written legacy, including interviews, lectures, letters, articles, and books, the quotations are arranged under two dozen topics--from art, childhood, discovery, family, imagination, and humor to mathematics, politics, science, religion, and uncertainty.

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Table of Contents

  • A Brief Note on Sources
  • Foreword, by Brian Cox
  • Reflections on Richard Feynman, by Yo-Yo Ma
  • Preface: My Quotable Father, by Michelle Feynman
  • Chronology
  • Youth
  • Family
  • Autobiographical
  • Art, Music, and Poetry
  • Nature
  • Imagination
  • Humor
  • Love
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Nature of Science
  • Curiosity and Discovery
  • How Physicists Think
  • The Quantum World
  • Science and Society
  • Mathematics
  • Technology
  • War
  • Challenger
  • Politics
  • Doubt and Uncertainty
  • Education and Teaching
  • Advice and Inspiration
  • Intelligence
  • The Nobel Prize
  • Worldview
  • The Future
  • Honoring Richard Feynman
  • Acknowledgments
  • Photo Credits
  • Sources