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Book Review By J. Lee
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! is an autobiographical set of anecdotes about larger-than-life physicist Richard P. Feynman. It is split into five sections, covering different periods of his life from childhood on, with six to 13 stories in each section.

Feynman, aside from being a great physicist, was a well-known prankster and iconoclast, with an insatiable curiosity that led to all sorts of interests unrelated to his field. Many of the stories deal with these non-scientific aspects, and even the science stories don't require much knowledge of the subject. Among other things (all recounted in this book), he worked on the super-secret Manhattan Project during World War II, gave a lecture attended by Albert Einstein, played in a Brazilian samba band, drew nudes, discovered a new law of physics (for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize), and basically had a whole lot of fun.




Plot & Themes
job/profession:
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
United States Yes
Misc setting - scientific labs

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - like laughing
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
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