Can an extraordinary scientist be at the same time a really funny
man? Can he be a trickster of the highest degree? Well, after reading
Richard P. Feynman’s series of biographical anecdotes titled “Surely
You’re Joking Mr. Feynman”, I am sure everyone will agree to it. Feynman
was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the 20th
century who got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. Apart from being an
excellent physicist, Feynman was at the same time an extraordinary
teacher and a passionate human being. Feynman had a charm and wit that
made the world seem so real, so easy. His rugged looks and an
extraordinary sense of self-confidence made him a natural with anybody
to talk to. This book is a collection of written our taped conversations
that Feynman had with his long-time friend Ralph Leighton. The style of
the book is not at all autobiographical, but we do see a trait of an
autobiography in it.
