Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries)

RichardFeynmanchangedthewaywethinkaboutquantummechanics.InthisgrippingnewscientificbiographyofthereveredNobelPrize-winningphysicist(andcuriouscharacter),LawrenceM.Krauss,himselfatheoreticalphysicistandbestsellingauthor,offersarollickingnarrativecoupledwithclearandnovelexpositionsofscienceatthelimits.Animmenselycolourfulpersona,Feynmanrevolutionisedourunderstandingofnatureamidaturbulentlife.Krausspresentsthatlife-fromthedeathofFeynman'schildhoodsweetheartduringtheManhattanProjecttohisreluctantriseasascientificicon-asseenthroughthescience;providinganewunderstandingofthelegacyofamanwhohasfascinatedmillions.Anaccessiblereflectionontheissuesthatdrivephysicstoday,QuantumMancapturesthestoryofamanwhowaswillingtobreakalltherulestotameatheorythatbrokealltherules.