"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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Richard Feynman was as much a professional mischief-maker as he was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist. This memoir captures the life of a man who refused to follow the rules of the academic elite, preferring to find brilliance in the unexpected. Through a series of linked anecdotes, he reveals how a relentless sense of curiosity can turn a scientist into a safe-cracker, a bongo player, and a master…

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