Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

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Fantastic introduction to the mind of an incredible man. Obviously a genius, with outstanding achievments in the world of physics (think project Manhattan) and yet laid back and quirky as fuck (look up him playing “Orange Juice” on youtube - you'd think he belongs in Asylum).

Of particular interest is the fact he spent some time at UFRJ, a university I went to for a while as well. His take on it couldn't be more accurate, that Brazilians were not taught to think, they were taught to remember facts. Sad, and a trait that I see in many countries far and wide.

(Just thought of his experiments with ants! In fact, I always think of it!)

Reads like a conversation, like having a beer with the most interesting person you've ever met.

February 26, 2000Report this review