Six Easy Pieces: TheFundamentals of Physics Explained
Author(s): Richard P. Feynman
An outstanding communicator, Richard P. Feynman inspired a generation of students with his energetic, unorthodox style of teaching. Drawn from his celebrated and landmark text Lectures on Physics, "Six Easy Pieces" reveals Feynman's distinctive style while introducing the essentials of physics to the general reader. The topics explored include atoms, the fundamentals of physics and its relation to other sciences, the theory of gravitation and quantum behaviour.
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Richard P. Feynman (1918-88) was one of this century's most brilliant and original thinkers. He taught at Cornell and the California Institute of Technology and received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum electrodynamics. Books by Feynman published by Penguin include QED, and THE CHARACTER OF PHYSICAL LAW. Forthcoming: THE MEANING OF IT ALL (May 98) and SIX NOT-SO-EASY PIECES (September 98).
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 0.136
- : 01 August 1998
- : 197mm X 129mm X 12mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : Richard P. Feynman
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 530
- : 144
- : Science: general issues; Relativity physics
- : Yes - photographs, line drawings