The Beat of a Different Drum : The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
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- ISBN
- 9780198518877
- Book Title
- Beat of a Different Drum : the Life and Science of Richard Feynman
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 1996
- Format
- Uk-Trade Paper
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- General, Science & Technology
- Item Weight
- 39.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 662 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198518870
ISBN-13
9780198518877
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1619987
Product Key Features
Book Title
Beat of a Different Drum : the Life and Science of Richard Feynman
Number of Pages
662 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1996
Topic
General, Science & Technology
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
39.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-028295
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
'pleasure lies in the fact that India's finest historian of science has produced this outstanding biography'Shiv Visvanathan, Financial Express, "Masterfully reviews the scientific context of Feynman's contributions...and skillfully abstracts their essence."--Choice "A unique resource....An excellent account."--American Scientist "The most comprehensive biography written to date."--The New York Public Library, New Technical Books, 'As a theoretical physicist with a publication record in the history of quantum mechanics, Mehra seems to be exceptionally well qualified for his task ... Feynman's life story is well told ... Mehra's biography is a useful book ... It's a fount of new information about Feynman, much of itpresented in the master's own voice. For physicists, this may be the preferred biography.'London Review of Books, "Masterfully reviews the scientific context of Feynman's contributions...and skillfully abstracts their essence."-- Choice "A unique resource....An excellent account."-- American Scientist "The most comprehensive biography written to date."-- The New York Public Library, New Technical Books, "Masterfully reviews the scientific context of Feynman's contributions...and skillfully abstracts their essence."--Choice"A unique resource....An excellent account."--American Scientist"The most comprehensive biography written to date."--The New York Public Library, New Technical Books, 'As a theoretical physicist with a publication record in the history of quantum mechanics. mehra seems to be exceptionally well qualified for his task. If it were possible for anyone to write an authoritative account of the life and science of Richard Feynman, Jagdish Mehra would seem to bethe man to do it. ... a useful book, It's a fount of new information about Feynman, much of it presented in the master's own voice.'London Review of Books, May '94, 'If it were possible for anyone to write an authoritative account of the life and science of Richard Feynman, Jagdish Mehra would seem to be the man to do it. Mehra's biography is a useful book. It's a fount of new information about Feynman, much of it presented in the master's own voice.'London Review of Books, 'most comprehensive biography written to date ... one of most prominent American theoretical physicists of this century'New technical Books, Jan/Feb 94, 'a serious biography ... Mehra gives a very comprehensive survey of all of Feynman's achievements in research, teaching and other physics-related activities ... also includes interesting surveys of his less well-known activities.'Times Higher,, 'very much a theoretical physicist's account of the life and works of a fellow theoretical physicist and, as such, perhaps gives a more perceptive account of the interplay between Feynman's personal life and his work than could be given by any non-physicist ... a scholarly ... work ... this isthe book on Feynman that should grace your bookshelf.'Steve Donnelly, The Skeptic, Volume 8, Number 4, 1994, 'the book has several merits. One is the overview it gives of the vast scope of Feynman's physics ... I ... recommend it for its wealth of Feynman material (much of which is new), feeding our endless fascination with this irresistable character.'Michael Berry, University of Bristol, Physics World, August 1994
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Dewey Decimal
530/.092 B
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Reprint
Table Of Content
Introduction1. If it's a boy, he'll be a scientist2. What one fool can do, another can do better3. Undergraduate at MIT4. Arrival in Princeton as a graduate student5. Action-at-a-distance in electrodynamics: the Wheeler-Feynman theory6. The principle of least action in quantum mechanics7. Arline: A love like no other I know8. Diversions and contributions at Los Alamos9. A dignified at Cornell University10. Feyman's path to quantum mechanics11. The development of quantum electrodynamics until 194712. Feynman's investigations between the shelter island and Pocono conferences13. From the Pocono conference to the Oldstone conference: Feynman's fundamental papers on quantum electrodynamics14. The space-time approach to quantum electrodynamics15. The mathematical formulation of quantum electrodynamics16. From Cornell to Caltech via Copacabana and Kyoto17. The cup runneth over: Feynman and the theory of superfluidity18. Unwelcome recognition and establishing a routine19. Enjoying the scenery: Feynman and the polaron problem20. Excursion into diverse fields21. The only law of nature I could lay a claim to: the theory of weak interactions22. Virtuoso performances as teacher and lecturer23. Gravitons, partons, and quark jets24. The fundamental limits of computation25. Reflections on science, religion, culture, and modern society26. The beat of a different drum
Synopsis
Few would argue that Richard Feynman was one of the greatest American-born theoretical physicists of the twentieth century, and fewer still would dispute that he was the most iconoclastic. A true original, Feynman was both an inspired, Nobel-prize winning pioneer, and a born showman. The Beat of a Different Drum is a superb account of Feynman's life and work, encompassing a singular career that spanned from the detonation of the first atomic bomb at Los Alomos to the frontiers of our understanding of the universe. The first biography to offer deep insight into both Feynman's scientific achievements and his personal life, this definitive work is written by Jagdish Mehra. An accomplished physicist and historian of science in his own right, Mehra knew Feynman for thirty years, and their friendship deeply informs all aspects of the book. Feynman invited Mehra to spend three weeks with him shortly before his death in 1988, and after Feynman died, following a ten year battle against cancer, Mehra interviewed almost eighty of his friends and colleagues. They share their recollections of Feynman from his precocious childhood in Queens, New York, to his final days, painting an unforgettable portrait of a scientist who insisted throughout his life on taking the whole of nature as the arena of his science and his imagination., Few would argue that Richard Feynman was one of the greatest American-born theoretical physicists of the twentieth century, and fewer still would dispute that he was the most iconoclastic. In the words of the eminent mathematician Mark Kac, geniuses are of two kinds: the ordinary, and the magicians. Feynman was a magician of the highest caliber. No one could guess how his mind worked, how he could make transcendental leaps of the imagination so fearlessly. A true original, Feynman was both an inspired, Nobel-prize winning pioneer, and a born showman. He never lost sight of his vision of science as "a long history of learning how not to fool ourselves." The Beat of a Different Drum is a superb account of Feynman's life and work, encompassing a singular career that spanned from the detonation of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos to the frontiers of our understanding of the universe. The first biography to offer deep insight into both Feynman's scientific achievements and his personal life, it is written by Jagdish Mehra. An accomplished physicist and historian of science in his own right, Mehra knew Feynman for thirty years, and their friendship deeply informs all aspects of the book. Feynman invited Mehra to spend three weeks with him shortly before his death in 1988, and after Feynman died, following a ten year battle against cancer, Mehra interviewed almost eighty of his friends and colleagues. They share their recollections of Feynman from his precocious childhood in Queens, New York, to his final days, painting an unforgettable portrait of a scientist who insisted throughout his life on taking the whole of nature as the arena of his science and his imagination. Mehra writes clearly and comprehensively about the theoretical and technical aspects of Feynman's achievements: his crucial role in the development of the atomic bomb; his association with Hans Bethe at Cornell, where he worked out his famous path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics, and went on to develop the Feynman diagrams, so ubiquitous in quantum field theory, elementary particle physics, and statistical mechanics; and the full range and depth of his work from 1950 until shortly before his death at the California Institute of Technology. Here, too, are intimate glimpses into the development of Feynman's inner life, including his devoted relationship with his extraordinary father, a self-taught uniform salesman, and his first marriage, to his boyhood sweetheart, Arline, whom he married knowing that she had only a short time to live. Feynman was an eyewitness to some of this century's key moments of scientific discovery, and Mehra devotes an entire chapter to Feynman's more philosophical reflections on the implications of these discoveries. Flamboyant and impatient, but dedicated to his vision of a better world through cooperation and the fearless pursuit of scientific truth, Feynman emerges here as a genius whom fellow Nobel laureate Julian Schwinger remembered as "an honest man; the outstanding intuitionist of our age and a prime example of what may lie in store for anyone who dares to follow the beat of a different drum.", This is a definitve book dealing with the life and scientific work of arguably the greatest American-born theoretical physicist of the 20th century. Feynman was irreverent and iconoclastic; he disdained authority and despised ceremony. Jagdish Mehra knew Richard Feynman personally for 30 years. Feynman invited Mehra to spend three weeks with him shortly before his death to interview him and talk about his life , and encouraged Mehra to write this book about his life and scientific work. What has emerged is a truly authoritative account of Feynman's life and achievements.
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