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  • Six Easy Pieces

    Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher

    by Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands ...
    **Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate with these six classic and beloved lessons"If one book was all that could be passed on to the next generation of scientists it would undoubtedly have to be Six Easy Pieces."―John Gribbin, New Scientist**It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Six Not-So-Easy Pieces

    Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time

    by Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands ...
    Learn about Einstein's theory of relativity from a physics Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) in six memorable lessonsIt was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. I

    The New Millennium Edition: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat

    by Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands ...
    "The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. II

    The New Millennium Edition: Mainly Electromagnetism and Matter

    by Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands ...
    "The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. III

    The New Millennium Edition: Quantum Mechanics

    by Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands ...
    "The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • QED

    The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

    by Richard P. Feynman ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the general public. Here Feynman provides a classic and definitive introduction to QED (namely quantum electrodynamics), that part of quantum field theory describing the interactions of light with charged particles. Using ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

    The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

    by Richard P. Feynman ...
    This collection from scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner highlights the achievements of a man whose career reshaped the world's understanding of quantum electrodynamics.The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman-from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Meaning of It All

    Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist

    by Richard P. Feynman ...
    Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him -- how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a wonderful book -- based on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963 -- shows us this other ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track

    The Letters of Richard P. Feynman

    by Richard P. Feynman ...
    An insightful look into the brilliant mind of physicist Richard Feynman.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, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries)

    Richard Feynman's Life in Science

    by Lawrence M. Krauss ...
    Series series Great Discoveries
    "A worthy addition to the Feynman shelf and a welcome follow-up to the standard-bearer, James Gleick's Genius." —Kirkus ReviewsPerhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and a best-selling author, ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The 4% Universe

    Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality

    by Richard Panek ...
    The epic, behind-the-scenes story of an astounding gap in our scientific knowledge of the cosmos.In the past few years, a handful of scientists have been in a race to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe: only 4 percent of it consists of the matter that makes up you, me, our books, and every planet, star, and galaxy. The rest—96 percent of the universe—is completely unknown.Richard Panek ... Read more

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  • "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character

    Further Adventures of a Curious Character

    by Richard P. Feynman ...
    The best-selling sequel to "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!"—funny, poignant, instructive.One of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and an unparalleled ability to tell the stories of his life. "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" is Feynman’s last literary legacy, which he prepared as he struggled with cancer. ... Read more

    $11.69 USD