Thread: Obscure books you think should be read - and why
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Old 09-26-2009, 10:54 AM   #71
WT Sharpe
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
by Richard P. Feynman & Ralph Leighton.
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completely agree. Feynman is not only brilliant, but also hilarious.
I believe I read of this in Feynman's Six Easy Pieces, or perhaps the follow-up, Six Not-So-Easy Pieces. His van was famously adorned with Feynman Diagrams. Most people had no idea what they were, but occasionally he would be asked by strangers why he had Feynman diagrams all over his van, only to be told, "Because I'm Richard Feynman!"

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