No Ordinary Genius: The Illustrated Richard Feynman

by Christopher Sykes, Richard P. Feynman, Christopher Hugh Sykes

Book Overview

If Richard Feynman had not existed it would not be possible to create him. The most extraordinary scientist of his time, a unique combination of dazzling intellect and touching simplicity, Feynman had a passion for physics that was merely the Nobel Prize-winning part of an immense love of life and everything it could offer. He was hugely irreverent and always completely honest - with himself, with his colleagues, and with nature. "People say to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039331393X
• ISBN13: 9780393313932
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

The Illustrated Richard Feynman

Excellent book for anyone looking for a pictorial representation of Feynman.

From Physics to Touva!

My reading of "Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman" was surely "forced" me to read the life of Richard Feynman furthermore: NO ORDINARY GENIUS is a GREAT BOOK. Family, friends and colleagues of Feynman share their views regarding the genius (with bump's-language-style) Feynman. The photos are great and can make a good spot on his life. Truly inspiring especially when he stated that he's an irresponsible man! And also, he couldnt stop to do physics until several days before his death: he's still doing the physics in 70. Feynman also brought the tiny-state named TOUVA to the world: even a geographic teacher wouldn't know bout this region! Buy this book, okay?

A MUST for Feynman fans everywhere!

This is a wonderful book for all those individuals who are even remotely interested in the life of the great Richard P. Feynman. It is illustrated with pictures that cover the entire scope of his life; from his earliest days as a boy all the way up to his final years.The book is mostly a collage of anecdotes and commentary written by a slew of people from all walks of life. We hear from an artist friend of his, Feynman's musician friends, his sister Joan (who herself received a Ph.D. from Syracuse university) and his daughter, as well as the memories of such distinguished colleagues as Freeman Dyson, Hans Bethe and Marvin Minsky.So order this book, borrow this book, do whatever you have to do to read & enjoy it. Come, take a tour of the life of a humble & friendly (and extraordinary) genius. You owe it to yourself.

This is Booklist's recommendation

The most extraordinary scientist of his time, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman had an immense love of life and all it offered. No Ordinary Genius traces Feynman's remarkable adventures, inside and outside science, in his own words and those of his family, friends, and colleagues. Review by BookList: Feynman was a brilliant and puckish physicist, dynamic teacher, charming storyteller, and all-around buffoon who inspired near hero worship in the people he worked and played with. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" (1984), a collection of autobiographical anecdotes, became a best-seller, while two major biographies, James Gleick's superbly readable "Genius" (1992) and this year's in-depth "The Beat of a Different Drummer" by Jagdish Mehra, delve into both his quirky personality and his influential career. This photo-album tribute presents a series of quick-but-intimate portraits through photographs of Feynman and friends and a selection of entertaining and revealing excerpts from interviews and conversations. The pictures and text are from the documentaries independent filmmaker Sykes made about Feynman's life and science. The supporting cast includes physicists Richard Davies, Freeman Dyson, David Goodstein, and John Archibald Wheeler as well as a couple of computer scientists, artists, musicians, and Feynman's children. The main events of Feynman's life--winning the Nobel Prize; working at Los Alamos; discoveries in superfluidity, diffusion, and radioactive decay; and investigation into the "Challenger" tragedy--are all discussed, as is Feynman's gift for having fun.