One of the greatest
scientists since Newton for me, this book follows Richard Feynman’s rock
‘n’ roll-like life. The story of a man for whom knowledge was his
ultimate goal, finding things out for himself, and having such a huge
impact on the way we do do physics today. Fame was irrelevant, often
willing to attribute his findings to other people. His work on QED and
his path over sum approach re-defining the way physics is done.
Completing work overnight that other people had already been working on
for two years. Lawrence Krauss tells his story through his discoveries
and how he came about them in such a way that, like Feynman’s ability to
make clear the complicated world of Quantum Mechanics, it is also easy
to understand to anyone with interest in the field. In this way, not
only is it a fascinating insight into Feynman’s life, but also a great
science book too. If this man would have been more interested in
contributing to existing fields and complimenting other’s work rather
then just wanting to find things out for himself, who knows what he
could have achieved.
Score: 6/7
