Meaning of It All

by Feynman, Richard Phillips

• ISBN13: 9780738201665
• ISBN10: 0738201669
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-07
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around himhow deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a wonderful bookbased on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963shows us this other side of Feynman, as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion, people's distrust of politicians, and our universal fascination with flying saucers, faith healing, and mental telepathy. Here we see Feynman in top form: nearly bursting into a Navajo war chant, then pressing for an overhaul of the English language (if you want to know why Johnny can't read, just look at the spelling of "friend"); and, finally, ruminating on the death of his first wife from tuberculosis. This is quintessential Feynmanreflective, amusing, and ever enlightening.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note	p. ix
The Uncertainty of Science	p. 1
The Uncertainty of Values	p. 29
This Unscientific Age	p. 59
Index	p. 123
About Richard Feynman	p. 131
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