Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science

Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science
Hardcover edition
Author Lawrence M. Krauss
Country United States
Language English
Subject Richard Feynman, physics
Genre Non-fiction
Published March 21, 2011
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Media type Print, e-book
Pages 368 pp.
ISBN 978-0393064711
Preceded by Hiding in the Mirror
Followed by A Universe from Nothing

Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science is the eighth non-fiction book by the American theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss. The text was initially published on March 21, 2011 by W. W. Norton & Company.[1][2] Physics World chose the book as Book of the Year 2011.[3] In this book, Krauss concentrates on the biography of the physicist Richard Feynman.[4]

Review

Armed with material like this, any biography is going to be an attractive proposition, and Quantum Man certainly has no shortage of intriguing anecdotes and insights. We get a feel for the ebullience, as well as the maddening irreverence, that defined his character.

The problem is that Krauss – also a theoretical physicist – concentrates a little too heavily on the science, rather than the life, of Richard Feynman. He seems overly concerned that his subject's antics might distract readers from fully appreciating quantum physics, an arcane world that Feynman ruled but which baffles most others. As a result, we are presented with pages and pages on the minutiae of electron interactions and photon exchanges at the expense of any human interest. The result is a book that strains to do intellectual justice to Feynman the scientist but leaves him short-changed as a rounded personality.

—The Guardian[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries)". amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries) by Lawrence M. Krauss". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Physics World's 2011 Books of the Year", Physics World 19 December 2012
  4. ↑ JOHNSON, GEORGE (2011-04-01). "Richard Feynman, the Thinker". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. ↑ McKie, Robin (15 May 2011). "Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science by Lawrence M Krauss – review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.


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