Feynman, Richard P. 1918-1988.

The pleasure of finding things out : the best short works of Richard P. Feynman / Richard P. Feynman ; edited by Jeffrey Robbins. - New York : Basic Books, c1999. - xvi, 270 p. : ill.

Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Books, c1999. Includes index.

The pleasure of finding things out -- Computing machines in the future -- Los Alamos from below -- What is and what should be the role of scientific culture in modern society -- There's plenty of room at the bottom -- The value of science -- Richard P. Feynman's minority report to the space shuttle Challenger inquiry -- What is science? -- The smartest man in the world -- Cargo cult science: some remarks on science, pseudoscience, and learning how to not fool yourself -- It's as simple as one, two, three -- Richard Feynman builds a universe -- The relation of science and religion.

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Science.

Q171 / .F496 1999