The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist

Paperback. Pub Date: 2005 Pages: 144 in Publisher: Basic Books Many appreciate Richard P. Feynmans contributions to twentieth-century physics. The but few variously realize how - sation of he was with the the world around himhow deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious. Political . and social issues of his day. Now. a wonderful bookbased on a previously unpublished. three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963shows us this other side of Feynman. as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion . peoples distrust of politicians. and our universal fascination with flying saucers. faith healing. and mental telepathy. Here we see Feynman in top form: nearly bursting into a Navajo war chant. then pressing for an overhaul of the English language (if you want to know why Johnny cant read. just look at the spelling of frien...