The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard Feynman--from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science--a life like no other.From his ruminations on science in our culture and descriptions of the fantastic properties of quantum physics to his report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested in Feynman and anyone interested in the world of ideas. Newcomers to Feynman will be moved by his wit and deep understanding of the natural world, and of the human experience.
Feynman has a wonderfully readable voice. 90% of this wasn't too over-my-head technical, the pieces selected for this collection were mostly Feynman musing about things or sharing stories. His enthusiasm for physics and discovery reminded me of [a:Carl Sagan|10538|Carl Sagan|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208265594p2/10538.jpg]'s similar enthusiasm that comes through in his books. I have to wonder why none of my science and math classes in school did anything to exposure us to this enthusiasm. People really, really like science and math! Who knew? None of my teachers, apparently.
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