Author: Richard Feynman
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0262560038
Publisher: The MIT Press
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Edition: Name written on Cover
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0262560038
Publisher: The MIT Press
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The Character of Physical Law (Messenger Lectures, 1964)
In these Messenger Lectures, originally delivered at Cornell University and recorded for television by the BBC, Richard Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features into one broad principle of invariance. Search and download computer ebooks The Character of Physical Law (Messenger Lectures, 1964) for free.
In these Messenger Lectures, originallydelivered at Cornell University and recorded for television by the BBC, RichardFeynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their commonfeatures into one broad principle of invariance. He maintains at the outsetthat the importance of a physical law is not 'how clever we are to have foundit out but'how clever nature is to pay attention to it' and steers hisdiscussions toward a final exposition of the elegance and simplicity of all scientificlaws. Rather than an essay on the most significant achievements in modernscience, The Character of Physical Lawis a statement of what is most remarkable in nature. Feynman's enlightenedapproach, his wit, and his enthusiasm make this a memorable exposition of thescientist's craft. The law of gravitation is the author's principal example.Relating the details of its discovery and stressing its mathematical character,he uses it to demonstrate the essential interaction of mathematics and physics.He views mathematics as the key to any system of scientific laws, suggestingthat if it were possible to fill out the structure of scientific theorycompletely, the result would be an integrated set of mathematical axioms. Theprinciples of conservation, symmetry, and time irreversibility are thenconsidered in relation to developments in classical and modern physics, and in hisfinal lecture, Feynman develops his own analysis of the process and future ofscientific discovery. Like any set of oral reflections, The Character of Physical Law has special value as a demonstrationof the mind in action. The reader is particularly lucky in Richard Feynmanoneof the most eminent and imaginative modern physicists.. Download The Character of Physical Law computer ebooks
He maintains at the outset that the importance of a physical law is not "how clever we are to have found it out, but... how clever nature is to pay attention to it," and tends his discussions toward a final exposition of the elegance and simplicity of all scientific laws. Rather than an essay on the most significant achievements in modern science, The Character of Physical Law is a statement of what is most remarkable in nature. Feynman's enlightened approach, his wit, and his enthusiasm make this a
The character of physical law
The character of physical law: Richard Feynman
Powered by Frooition Pro Click here to view full size. Full Size Image Click to close full size. The Character of Physical Law [9780262560030] - Book NEW Author(s): Richard Phillips Feynman Format: Paperback # Pages: Unknown ISBN-13: 9780262560030 Published: 02/15/1967 Language: English Weight: 0.48 pounds Analyzes selected physical laws, demonstrating the interaction of physics and mathematics and revealing the incredible order of nature About Us Payment Shipping Customer Service FAQs Welcome
author richard p feynman format paperback language english publication year 29 10 1992 subject the world ideas culture general interest subject 2 popular science book details title the character of physical law penguin press science item condition used item in a good condition author richard p feynman paul davies isbn 10 0140175059 publisher penguin isbn 13 9780140175059 published on 1992 10 29 sku awe 9780140175059 binding paperback language english edition new ed list price 9 99 description at
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He maintains at the outset that the importance of a physical law is not "how clever we are to have found it out, but... how clever nature is to pay attention to it," and tends his discussions toward a final exposition of the elegance and simplicity of all scientific laws
Feynman's enlightened approach, his wit, and his enthusiasm make this a
