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050 00 $aQC16.F49$bA4 2005
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100 1 $aFeynman, Richard P.$q(Richard Phillips),$d1918-1988.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50002729
245 10 $aPerfectly reasonable deviations from the beaten track :$bthe letters of Richard P. Feynman /$cedited and with additional commentary by Michelle Feynman ; foreword by Timothy Ferris.
260 $aNew York :$bBasic Books,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axxiii, 486 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
520 1 $a"One of the towering figures of twentieth-century science, Richard Feynman possessed a curiosity that was the stuff of legend. Even before he won the Nobel Prize in 1965, his unorthodox and spellbinding lectures on physics secured his reputation amongst students and seekers around the world. It was his outsized love for life, however, that earned him the status of an American cultural icon - here was an extraordinary intellect devoted to the proposition that the thrill of discovery was matched only by the joy of communicating it to others." "In this career-spanning collection of letters, many published here for the first time, we are able to see this side of Feynman like never before. Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track covers a dazzling array of topics and themes, scientific developments and personal histories. With missives to and from scientific luminaries, as well as letters to and from fans, family, students, crackpots, as well as everyday people eager for Feynman's wisdom and counsel, the result is a de facto guide to life, and eloquent testimony to the human quest for knowledge at all levels."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aFeynman, Richard P.$q(Richard Phillips),$d1918-1988.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50002729
650 0 $aPhysicists$zUnited States$vCorrespondence.
650 0 $aPhysicists$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109330
650 0 $aPhysics.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101653
700 1 $aFeynman, Michelle.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99253965
852 00 $bmil$hQC16.F49$iA4 2005