by Richard P. Feynman · Basic Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780465023929
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This book is a compilation of six chapters extracted from Richard P. Feynman's magnum opus, 'Lectures on Physics'. Designed for the general, non-scientific reader, it presents the essential concepts of physics in an accessible and stimulating way. Accompanied by original recordings of Feynman delivering these lessons at Caltech in the 1960s, it offers a unique experience to delve into the mind of one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century. Topics include atoms, basic physics, energy, gravitation, and quantum mechanics.
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.
