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Feynman's Lost Lecture
Feynman's Lost Lecture
Oct 7, 2024 2:26 PM

Author:David L Goodstein,Judith R Goodstein

Feynman's Lost Lecture

On 14 March 1964 Richard Feynman, one of the greatest scientific thinkers of the 20th Century, delivered a lecture entitled 'The Motion of the Planets Around the Sun'. For thirty years this remarkable lecture was believed to be lost. But now Feynman's work has been reconstructed and explained in meticulous, accessible detail, together with a history of ideas of the planets' motions. The result is a vital and absorbing account of one of the fundamental puzzles of science, and an invaluable insight into Feynman's charismatic brilliance.

Reviews

The Goodsteins have gone a long way towards making a tough piece of geometry accessible... The result is fascinating

—— John Gribbin , The Times

Feynman was singular in being both one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the century...[and] one of the most entertaining and illuminating teachers of science... Collectors of Feynman memorabilia, historians of science and all who enjoy watching a great mind at work will be thankful that the lost lecture has been found

—— Frank Close , Observer

Feynman was a brilliant thinker and one of the finest scientists ever

—— The Times

This book alone would be a good start for any budding Patrick Moore.

—— Engineering and Technology Magazine

Mark Thompson’s book tackles what most imagine to be a very complicated topic, opening up a whole new area of our universe in the most simple and straightforward manner. The reader is given a fascinating insight into our night sky and anyone who reads it will find themselves standing outside staring into that dark and deep abyss.

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—— Joshua Wolf Shenk

Intelligent, interesting and well written … His story is a good window on the crazy history of the field …Bravely and admirably done.

—— New Yorker

My Age of Anxiety is a mine of information and extensive soul-searching. For contemporary readers, especially those beset with anxiety, it will prove an invaluable resource.

—— Literary Review

Terrific…an unsparing and unsentimental look at a subject many keep hidden: mental illness.

—— Nature magazine

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—— Press Association, 4/5 stars

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—— Metro

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—— The Bookbag

[A] full and frank account

—— Access magazine

[A] wonderful book

—— Yahoo UK
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