Collecting legendary lectures from freewheeling scientific genius Richard P Feynman The Character of Physical Law is the perfect example of Feynman's gift for making complex subjects accessible & entertaining Here Richard Feynman gives his own unique take on the puzzles & problems that lie at the heart of physics from Newton's Law of Gravitation to mathematics as the supreme language of nature from the mind-boggling question of whether time can go backwards to the exciting search for new scientific laws Using simple everyday illustrations to bring out the essence of a complicated principle
- for example the surprising parallels between the law of conservation of energy & drying yourself with wet towels -- these lectures are a brilliant example of Feynman's mind in action ' The greatest physicist of the twentieth century' Sunday Times ' It is unlikely that the world will see another Richard Feynman his style inspired a generation of scientists This volume remains the best record I know of his exhilarating vision' Paul Davies ' Fascinating an insight into the thought processes of a great physicist the acknowledged master of clear explanation' The Times Literary Supplement ' One of the most enjoyable books written by a major scientist' Observer Richard P Feynman (1918-1988) was one of this century's most brilliant theoretical physicists & original thinkers Feynman's other books also available in Penguin include QED Six Easy Pieces Six Not-so-Easy Pieces Don't You Have Time to Think The Pleasure of Finding Things Out What Do You Care What Other People Think? & The Meaning of it All