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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

by Richard Feynman & Ralph Leighton · 1985

A collection of Richard Feynman's stories showing the curiosity, irreverence, and experimental taste behind his scientific life.

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Richard Feynman · Nobel physicist

Ralph Leighton · Co-author

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Richard FeynmanNobel physicist

Theoretical physicist known for quantum electrodynamics, path integrals, and Feynman diagrams.

Ralph LeightonCo-author

Co-author and editor of conversational Feynman books.

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The article reports that Hassabis said Feynman's memoir influenced him as a student and quoted him recommending those books to students during a Nobel Prize interview in Stockholm.

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