{"product_id":"surely-youre-joking-mr-feynman-9780099173311","title":"Surely Youre Joking Mr Feynman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world''s greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman''s life was a series of combustible combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high intelligence, unquenchable curiosity and eternal scepticism. Over a period of years, Feynman''s conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton were first taped and then set down as they appear here, little changed from their spoken form, giving a wise, funny, passionate and totally honest self-portrait of one of the greatest men of our age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are two types of genius. Ordinary geniuses do great things, but they leave you room to believe that you could do the same if only you worked hard enough. Then there are magicians, and you can have no idea how they do it. Feynman was a magician\u003cbr\u003eA storyteller in the tradition of Mark Twain. He proves once again that it is possible to laugh out loud and scratch your head at the same time * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eQuintessential Feynman - funny, brilliant, bawdy...enormously entertaining * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eBuzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist * Science Digest *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732205154647,"sku":"9780099173311","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099173311.jpg?v=1719995952","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/surely-youre-joking-mr-feynman-9780099173311","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}