No Ordinary Genius: The Illustrated Richard Feynman

By Christopher Sykes, Richard P. Feynman, Christopher Hugh Sykes

Book Overview

No Ordinary Genius traces Feynman's remarkable adventures inside and outside science, in words and more than one-hundred photographs, many of them supplied by his family and close friends. The words... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393036219
• ISBN13: 9780393036213
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 1.0" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The Illustrated Richard Feynman

Excellent book for anyone looking for a pictorial representation of Feynman.

From Physics to Touva!

My reading of "Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman" was surely "forced" me to read the life of Richard Feynman furthermore: NO ORDINARY GENIUS is a GREAT BOOK. Family, friends and colleagues of Feynman share their views regarding the genius (with bump's-language-style) Feynman. The photos are great and can make a good spot on his life. Truly inspiring especially when he stated that he's an irresponsible man! And also, he couldnt stop to do physics until several days before his death: he's still doing the physics in 70. Feynman also brought the tiny-state named TOUVA to the world: even a geographic teacher wouldn't know bout this region! Buy this book, okay?

A MUST for Feynman fans everywhere!

This is a wonderful book for all those individuals who are even remotely interested in the life of the great Richard P. Feynman. It is illustrated with pictures that cover the entire scope of his life; from his earliest days as a boy all the way up to his final years.The book is mostly a collage of anecdotes and commentary written by a slew of people from all walks of life. We hear from an artist friend of his, Feynman's musician friends, his sister Joan (who herself received a Ph.D. from Syracuse university) and his daughter, as well as the memories of such distinguished colleagues as Freeman Dyson, Hans Bethe and Marvin Minsky.So order this book, borrow this book, do whatever you have to do to read & enjoy it. Come, take a tour of the life of a humble & friendly (and extraordinary) genius. You owe it to yourself.