The Pleasure of Finding Things Out (Unabridged)

Hörbuch: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out (Unabridged)

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"A sparkling collection." (The Wall Street Journal)
"Feynman's distinctive voice rings out in this book." (Scientific American)
"A delightful reminder of Feynman's prodigious gifts." (Nature)

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"This marvelous collection of talks, interviews, and essays offers a memorable sample of the wit, brilliance, and irreverence of the most celebrated physicist of our time," says Alan Guth, author of The Inflationary Universe. "The more one reads of Feynman, the more one falls in love with his refreshingly enthusiastic view of the world."

The late Richard P. Feynman won the 1965 Nobel Prize in physics for his many contributions to physics, especially for his work on quantum electrodynamics. One of the most famous and beloved figures of our era, both in physics and in the public arena, he is the author of many popular and scholarly books, including The Meaning of It All and Six Easy Pieces, which was named one of the best 100 nonfiction books of the 20th century by The Modern Library.

"Every one of the short works is a pleasure," says Rocky Kolb, author of Blind Watchers of the Sky. "Feynman is always outrageous, at times courageous, and often movingly eloquent as he ranges from computers to the role of science in society."

Richard P. Feynman was born on May 11, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY. He attended MIT and was awarded his Ph.D. from Princeton University. During World War II, he participated in the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, New Mexico. After the war, he accepted a teaching position at Cornell University, and in 1950, he accepted a position at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He remained there until his death in 1988. Feynman is well-known for his work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), which won him the Nobel Prize in physics in 1965. He also contributed to the understanding of superfluidity in liquid helium and the underlying causes of the Challenger shuttle explosion. Feynman reached popular audiences through his semi-autobiographical books, and is respected for his humor, storytelling, and bongo playing. He is considered by many to be the greatest and most popular physicist in modern times.

Dan Cashman has appeared on numerous TV shows including L.A. Law, The Pretender, Invisible Man, Time of Your Life, Pensacola, Arrest and Trial, The Amanda Show, The Tonight Show and almost all of the soaps. He has had as many as 23 voice-over and/or on-camera commercials running at one time. He has also narrated E=mc2 by David Bodanis. A Professor of Theater and Department Chair for 23 years at universities across the country and in England, Mr. Cashman has B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Drama from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Produced by Dan Musselman
Cover design by Bruce W. Bond
Cover photograph by Christopher Sykes
©1999 by Carl and Michelle Feynman
(P)2000 by Books on Tape, Inc.