by Richard P. Feynman · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788491042792
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! is a fascinating biography that narrates the adventures and anecdotes of Richard Feynman, one of the most prominent theoretical physicists of the 20th century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. Through conversations with Ralph Leighton, Feynman shares his curiosity, skepticism, sense of humor, and genius, revealing a unique personality that led him to play the bongos in a ballet, crack safes in Los Alamos, and revolutionize quantum physics. This book is a window into the life of an exceptional scientist and a testament to his adventurous spirit and passion for knowledge.
Richard Phillips Feynman was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles". He is also known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, and the parton model. Feynman developed a pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions describing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams and remains widely used.
