A Nobel Prize-winning physicist remembers picking locks at Los Alamos, learning to draw, playing bongo drums in strip clubs, and solving the Challenger disaster -- mostly by doing things differently from everyone else.
About This Book
In this phenomenal bestseller, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman recounts his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek, painting a naked female toreador, accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums--and much else of an eyebrow-raising and hilarious nature. Photos.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want genuine wit: sharp, clever writing that earns its laughs. The prose is accessible: you can read this quickly and it never asks too much of you. The pacing is balanced, time to breathe between moments that matter. If you need emotional weight in your reading, the lightness here may frustrate.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something funny and clever, and a read that's balanced and absorbing.
What It Explores
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman explores identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, and growing up and what gets lost in the process.
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