Author: [American] Richard Feynman
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Richard Feynman's lifelong wit, intelligence, and almost mischievous behavior were as renowned as his achievements in theoretical physics. This book shares fame with You Can't Do That on Television, and the entire work contains no difficult scientific concepts. Behind each amusing anecdote, there subtly reveals the essence of human nature close to nature. Mr. Feynman won the Nobel Prize and was one of the greatest theoretical scientists of modern times. He was a professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology, teaching for about forty years. After graduating from Princeton University in the 1930s, he was recruited to join the Manhattan Project for the development of the atomic bomb. Mr. Feynman had a curious nature, and under the strict security system, he amused himself by cracking safes. After obtaining confidential materials, he left a note warning the government about security risks. His pranks also became widely known. He loved to conduct scientific research in the Sky Bar, and when the bar was shut down for indecency, he defended it in court. He was highly skilled in playing the samba drum, and when the Brazilian Carnival needed a guest of honor to lead the parade, he replaced the scheduled superstar, Zina Lurca Brida, who was absent, and he was proud of it. He was always unconventional and famous for not taking responsibility. After winning the Nobel Prize, his colleague Wigner bet him ten dollars that he would hold a leadership position, but Mr. Feynman only received the money in 1976. In fact, Mr. Feynman rarely participated in any administrative work at the California Institute of Technology, such as funding, promotions, or equipment. Others might see him as selfish. But to him, this was his way of defending his creative freedom. He even tried to resign from his position as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for five consecutive years because the responsibility of electing other academicians troubled him. He may also be the only scientist in history to be invited to paint nude portraits for a massage parlor or to get into a fight with drunkards in a bar restroom. He once discussed physics problems with masters like Einstein and Bohr, and he also studied the probability of winning and losing in a casino with professional gamblers!
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