The Meaning of It All
Thoughts of a CitizenScientist

What a wonderful, quick, fascinating read. I'd say this is my new manifesto if the idea of having a manifesto didn't go against nearly everything inside. This is the first thing I've read by Richard Feynman and I'm very excited to read more. He's clearly one of those people who is talented at everyt......more

Richard Feynman was something else. He summarizes the curious, scientific worldview like no other.......more

There are 3 lectures by Feynman here that he presented in Seattle, WA in the early 60s, about 1963, I think. We were still lagging behind the USSR in the Space Race & there are other references that might not mean much to the younger folks, but not many. I think Richard Dawkins is a worthy scientifi......more

Feynman my man. His peculiar genius- touch on the world had a distinctive lack of pretension. His words here, and elsewhere ring of a sort of working class speech pattern. A certain informality relative to his stature and grandeur as a first rate thinker. I will admit, nothing about these transcribe......more

I respect Mr Feynman's intelligence and skill as a lecturer. His reputation makes me feel bad about giving this book only two stars. But this book isn't his best work. The three lectures in this book were given in 1963. It's interesting to speculate how his speech would be different if given today.......more