Feynman and His Physics The Life and Science of an Extraordinary Man /

This book takes the reader on a journey through the life of Richard Feynman and describes, in non-technical terms, his revolutionary contributions to modern physics. Feynman was an unconventional thinker who always tried to get to the bottom of things. In doing so, he developed an intuitive view tha...

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1. Verfasser: Resag, Jörg (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Springer Biographies,
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ISBN:9783319968360
ISSN:2365-0613
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Adolescent years and the principle of least action
  • Princeton, Path Integrals, and the Manhattan Project
  • Feynman's Path to Quantum Electrodynamics
  • California, super cold helium, and the weak interaction
  • From researcher to teacher and Nobel Prize winner
  • Quarks, computers, and the Challenger disaster
  • Glossary
  • Sources and Literature.