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He had the biggest curiosity among many of his peers. Richard feynman on teaching math to kids and the lessons. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1552 pages and is available in hardcover format. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1992, and was written by james gleick. Raised in depressionera rockaway beach, physicist richard feynman was irreverent, eccentric, and childishly enthusiastica new kind of scientist in a field that was in its infancy. Richard feynman the last journey of a genius youtube. The first edition of the novel was published in 1964, and was written by richard feynman. If youve read any of richard feynman s wonderful autobiographies you may think that a biography of feynman would be a waste of your time. Chronologically reordered omnibus volume of surely youre joking, mr. Then there are magicians, and you can have no idea how they do it. Richard feynman simple english wikipedia, the free.
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