THE PLEASURE OF FINDING THINGS OUT

Thought provoking

This is a must-read book for all budding scientists. I bought this book for my granddaughter, who is in 10th grade.

A great read.

I have read almost all the books written by Dr. Feynman and I would this is another one of his classics. You must certainly buy this. In almost all books, Feynman writes in a style that it appears he is telling us a story. This book is a collection of his personal articles and the speeches, talks and lectures he gave. It's is refreshing to see that even when he spoke to a big audience, he stayed as honest as direct as we have known him to be. He did wear a suit to a few of them though. I am sure you will enjoy how he sought pleasure out of finding things and just doing physics because it's fun.

Very practical aspect of science. The real truth of particles can not be known only one can predict, as claimed by author.

Couple days back got the this fantastic book. Currently reading 2nd chapter, already amazed by wit and intelligence of this genius man called "Feynman". It gives the idea of "working" on something instead of "learning" something.

This book is not so interesting after reading the book "You must be joking..." Some repeatation.. but too technical.. and when technical less technical. It is not upto the mark

Nice unique perspective onna lot of topics.

This wonderful collection of interviews, extracts, articles, and speeches gives a fascinating insight into the way that Richard Feynman viewed the world. His exuberance and curiosity shine from every page and it is difficult not to be swept along in the wake of his enthusiasm. However, Feynman's "casual manner towards proper grammar" (p.xv) in both spoken and written forms often result in awkward sentence structures and colloquialisms that, at times, defy understanding. Moreover, these selected pieces also reveal a spontaneous thinker whose ideas often seem to tumble out faster than he was able to (fully) articulate them. Whilst this spontaneity made Feynman an engaging and gifted scientist, it also gives the impression that he was frequently addressing his next thought before completing his previous: the effect is that his arguments can feel unfinished and, on philosophical and religious issues, strangely naive. Nonetheless, Feynman was not only a spontaneous thinker but also an original one. His musings on the future of computing and nanotechnology (pp.27-52) were significantly ahead of their time and still appear prescient more than two-decades later. Furthermore, despite his protestations that seeking knowledge is (or should be) an end unto itself, he was also enormously practical and his minority report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (pp.151-169) is an exemplar of forensic investigation that should serve as a template for achieving bureaucratic clarity! Notwithstanding these noteworthy contributions, the real jewel-in-the-crown is the (edited) transcript from Feynman's 1981 Horizon interview: it is undoubtedly worthy of the cover price in its own right. In summary, those familiar with the idiosyncrasies of Feynman's delivery will love this collection and most likely "hear" every word in his distinctive drawl; however, for the uninitiated, it is perhaps not the best introduction to this remarkable man.

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I don't love it, I didn't even read it (and I guess the question is, would I be able to read it or at least understand it) - but my youngest son thinks all this guy's books are terrific. And he does read and understand them.

Love this book so much. I haven’t finished it yet, but the short stories are intriguing and I’m excited to read the rest of this book! Will be coming back to complete my review when I finish the book!

Apprendre pour le plaisir de la découverte c'est ce qu'encourage Richard Feynman c'est aussi une des motivations des enfants à l'apprentissage. Ce livre de Feynman a été rédigé vers la fin de sa carrière il y aborde donc des sujets sur lesquels il a longuement réfléchi. son texte est très souvent du domaine de la philosophie des sciences. De toutes façons le personnage de Feynman mérite qu'on s'y intéresse. Dommage que ses livres ne soient pas traduits en français. Du moins pas à ma connaissance.