Meaning of It All, The: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist

Written By : Richard Feynman

Narrated By : Raymond Todd

Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 3 hours

Categories : Biographical

Price : $25.95 $12.95

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A National Bestseller

"From the great physicist's archives, three delightful lectures on science, society, and our precious freedom of ignorance."New York Times

"The voiceplain, no nonsenseis unmistakable. Feynman is ever the honest and passionate spokesman for science."Kirkus Reviews

"These memorable lectures confirm that Feynman's gift of insight extended from the subatomic world to the cosmic, and to the very human as well. BOMC featured selection." Publishers Weekly

In this collection of lectures that Richard Feynman originally gave in 1963, unpublished during his lifetime, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist discusses several mega questions of science. What is the nature of the tension between science and religious faith? Why does uncertainty play such a crucial role in the scientific imagination? Is this really a scientific age? Marked by Feynman's characteristic combination of rationality and humor, these lectures provide an intimate glimpse at the man behind the legend. He says at the start of his final lecture, "I dedicate this lecture to showing what ridiculous conclusions and rare statements such a man as myself can make." Rare, perhaps, and irreverent, sure. But ridiculous? Not even close.

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