Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and "one of
the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of
Books) with these six classic and beloved lessons
It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching
that earned him legendary status among students and professors of
physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at
the California Institute of Technology that revolutionized the teaching
of physics around the world. Six Easy Pieces, taken from these famous
Lectures on Physics, represent the most accessible material from the
series. In these classic lessons, Feynman introduces the general reader
to the following topics: atoms, basic physics, energy, gravitation,
quantum mechanics, and the relationship of physics to other topics. With
his dazzling and inimitable wit, Feynman presents each discussion with a
minimum of jargon. Filled with wonderful examples and clever
illustrations, Six Easy Pieces is the ideal introduction to the
fundamentals of physics by one of the most admired and accessible
physicists of modern times. "If one book was all that could be passed
on to the next generation of scientists it would undoubtedly have to be
Six Easy Pieces."- John Gribbin, New Scientist