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This book presents a series of classic lectures, delivered in 1960 and recorded for the BBC. This is Feynman's unique take on the problems and puzzles that lie at the heart of physical theory - with Newton's Law of Gravitation; on whether time can ever go backwards; on maths as the supreme language of nature. Demonstrates Feynman's knack of finding the right everyday illustration to bring out the essence of a complicated principle - eg brilliant analogy between the law of conservation energy and the problem of drying yourself with wet towels. 'Feynman's style inspired a generation of scientists. This volume remains the best record I know of his exhilarating vision' - Paul Davies.
| ISBN | 0140175059 | | Pages | 192 | | ISBN13 | 9780140175059
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 144 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Penguin Books Ltd | | Series title | Penguin Press Science S. | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 29 Oct 1992 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Writer of introduction | Paul Davies | | Spine width (mm) | 11 | | DEWEY | 530.1 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | |
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The law of gravitation, an example of physical law; the relation of mathematics to physics; the great conservation principles; symmetry in physical law; the distinction of past and future; probability and uncertainty - the quantum mechanical view of nature; seeking new laws.
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