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Richard Feynman: A Life in Science

A biography of Richard Feynman, winner of a Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the behaviour of electrons, which shows that for him, physics and life in general were fun, and that he had an extraordinary ability to prove his unique vision of the world in terms of formulae.

Subject
sciencebiography
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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