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9780393064711

Quantum Man Richard Feynman's Life in Science

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    9780393064711

  • ISBN10:

    0393064719

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-03-21
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary

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 Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and best-selling author, offers a unique scientific biography: a rollicking 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. Krauss presents that life-from the death of Feynmanrs"s childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluctant rise as a scientific icon-as seen through the science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions. An accessible reflection on the issues that drive physics today, Quantum Man captures the story of a man who was willing to break all the rules to tame a theory that broke all the rules.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. xi
The Paths to Greatness
Lights, Camera, Actionp. 3
The Quantum Universep. 18
A New Way of Thinkingp. 36
Alice in Quantumlandp. 51
Ending and Beginningsp. 59
Loss of Innocencep. 76
Paths to Greatnessp. 92
From Here to Infinityp. 108
Splitting an Atomp. 124
Through a Glass Darklyp. 141
The Rest of the Universe
Matter of the Heart and the Heart of Matterp. 163
Rearranging the Universep. 180
Hiding in the Mirrorp. 193
Distractions and Delightsp. 218
Twisting the Trail of the Cosmosp. 233
From Top to Bottomp. 263
Truth, Beauty, and Freedomp. 287
Epilogue: Character Is Destinyp. 314
Acknowledgments and Sourcesp. 321
Indexp. 325
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