The Character of Physical Law
Title | The Character of Physical Law PDF eBook |
Author | Richard P Feynman |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2007-09-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0141956119 |
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
The Character of Physical Law
Title | The Character of Physical Law PDF eBook |
Author | Richard P Feynman |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0140175059 |
Based on the Messenger Lectures, given by the Nobel Prize-winner Feynman at Cornell and filmed by the BBC, this book explores the nature of the laws of physics (in particular, those of Newton, Maxwell and Einstein) and their relationship to mathematical formulation. Why does nature seem subject to simple mathematical laws, to what extent are there laws inherent in nature itself, and to what extent are they human creations, effective in predicting results but no more real than a work of art? - these are a few of the theoretical questions addressed in a rich and accessible book that sums up the essential scientific quest.
QED
Title | QED PDF eBook |
Author | Richard P. Feynman |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2014-10-26 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 140084746X |
Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the general public. Here Feynman provides a classic and definitive introduction to QED (namely, quantum electrodynamics), that part of quantum field theory describing the interactions of light with charged particles. Using everyday language, spatial concepts, visualizations, and his renowned "Feynman diagrams" instead of advanced mathematics, Feynman clearly and humorously communicates both the substance and spirit of QED to the layperson. A. Zee's introduction places Feynman’s book and his seminal contribution to QED in historical context and further highlights Feynman’s uniquely appealing and illuminating style.
Lectures On Computation
Title | Lectures On Computation PDF eBook |
Author | Richard P. Feynman |
Publisher | Addison-Wesley Longman |
Total Pages | 328 |
Release | 1996-09-08 |
Genre | Computers |
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Covering the theory of computation, information and communications, the physical aspects of computation, and the physical limits of computers, this text is based on the notes taken by one of its editors, Tony Hey, on a lecture course on computation given b
Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries)
Title | Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries) PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence M. Krauss |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 368 |
Release | 2011-03-21 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780393080544 |
"A worthy addition to the Feynman shelf and a welcome follow-up to the standard-bearer, James Gleick's Genius." —Kirkus Reviews Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and a best-selling author, offers a unique scientific biography: a rollicking narrative coupled with clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. From the death of Feynman’s childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluctant rise as a scientific icon, we see Feynman’s life through his science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions.
Classic Feynman
Title | Classic Feynman PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Phillips Feynman |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Total Pages | 511 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780393061321 |
An omnibus edition of classic adventure tales by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist includes his exchanges with Einstein and Bohr, ideas about gambling with Nick the Greek, and solution to the Challenger disaster, in a volume complemented by an hour-long audio CD of his 1978 "Los Alamos from Below" lecture. 30,000 first printing.
Reality Without Realism
Title | Reality Without Realism PDF eBook |
Author | Arkady Plotnitsky |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 358 |
Release | 2022-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3030845788 |
This book presents quantum theory as a theory based on new relationships among matter, thought, and experimental technology, as against those previously found in physics, relationships that also redefine those between mathematics and physics in quantum theory. The argument of the book is based on its title concept, reality without realism (RWR), and in the corresponding view, the RWR view, of quantum theory. The book considers, from this perspective, the thinking of Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and Dirac, with the aim of bringing together the philosophy and history of quantum theory. With quantum theory, the book argues, the architecture of thought in theoretical physics was radically changed by the irreducible role of experimental technology in the constitution of physical phenomena, accordingly, no longer defined independently by matter alone, as they were in classical physics or relativity. Or so it appeared. For, quantum theory, the book further argues, made us realize that experimental technology, beginning with that of our bodies, irreducibly shapes all physical phenomena, and thus makes us rethink the relationships among matter, thought, and technology in all of physics.