A warped genius in full splendor

A warped genius in full splendor

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)

Customer Review

Well, what can I say about this book? The truth is, it left me in search laughing fits I Looked Utterly and totally maniacal while reading it in public. Who would have thought did a brain did what he (mind you he was a Nobel prize winner who worked with some of the greatest minds known to date, which involved in the making of the atomic bomb, lectured in Cornell, etc etc) was as warped as he ?! I mean, this guy went through life playing pranks on people, doing the most weirdest experiment (color: such as ferrying ants to Determine If They left trails and If They had a sense of geometry, and persisted in controlling his dreams to the point where he Could navigate himself in full color), tried to prove a point by peeing while doing a head stand and hung out six times a week in a topless bar even while nursing a professor at Caltech! Feynman was a real character to say the least. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and truly do not remember the last time I loved a book this much for its style, its seeminly identifiable everyday-like experiences but with a hilarious twist Feynman to it, and most of all Feynman's life, pranks and Adventures. Interestingly, so he tried to explain some (few) physics laws in humourous ways (probably for the Scientifically impaired: such as myself) and highlights the problem of red-learning, Which most encouragingly, he says is so practiced by MIT students. Finally, his insight into MIT and Princeton makes some of the best stories in this must-read book. A very enlightening and inspirational one. Very very very highly recommended

Total Practical & Stylish Rank: 5/5
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Good Quality. 38 Rank: 5/5
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no interest 7 Rank: 1/5
March 21
very good sound 21 Rank: 5/5
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