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Jim Ottaviani: Feynman (2011) 4 stars

Review of 'Feynman' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

An engaging and affecting biography of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, which even includes Feynman presenting QED to a non-professional audience. If (like me) you're a fan of Feynman, you'll recognise several of the stories and anecdotes (some of them only referred to obliquely) but you'll find plenty of new material too. The bibliography is a treat and contains some surprises; the authors consider James Gleick's bio of Feynman [b:Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman|98685|Genius The Life and Science of Richard Feynman|James Gleick|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320409497s/98685.jpg|191828] to be only their third-favourite bio.