"What Do You Care What Other People Think?" – Further Adventures of a Curious Character

Unlike the other Feynman book I reviewed, this does have a definite storyline that provides an inside view of a number of various events about which we mostly only know the headlines. Two of the most notable of these were the Manhatten Project and the Challenger Investigation. However, it also shows the matter of fact approach by both Feynman and his first wife to her terminal illness, though unless you have similar strength of character, it won't act as a blueprint in similar circumstances. They were both remarkable people. I do recommend this book, even though written by a man who was way above the intelligence level of most of us, because he also had the ability to engage lesser mortals by his clarity of explanation.

This is a follow on from Feynman's first book "Surely you are joking Mr Feynman". It sort of picks up from where the other left off, but about half of the book is devoted to his activities as part of the panel investigating the Challenger Shuttle disaster. What I did find odd was that he seemed surprised at the behaviour and reaction of the others on the same panel; many of his comments indicate a level of bewilderment at the way that things were done and how the process was carried out. From his previous book, I would have expected him to be a lot more savvy towards the nature of those that work much more in the public sector. I wonder if he was in fact playing a double game; knowing exactly what he faced, but then pretending a level of frustration to indicate that he was not part of the same set-up. Of course, we will never know, but it is interesting to speculate. Both parts of the book are well worth reading, and this book is one that will probably require more than one viewing.

Wonderfully put together collection (as with the other main Feynman book) indeed about a curious character. Even the double entendre of the cover header is great. I have a vagie feeling that our/your Mr Feyman would and may still run foul of todays woke mania... but read it...get real...and be thankfull for both the book and him. (and the author/compiler actually) Highly reccomended.

A truly brilliant man. This book is a fantastic glimpse of what it would have been like knowing and being around Richard Feynman. The stories are all amazing and i often finished stories finding my jaw wide open and sitting on the edge of my seat. The fist hand detail about the Challenger shuttle disaster investigation is astonishing and it just shows you how great he really was. A wonderful read, i would definitely (and have) recommend this book to anyone remotely interested by Feynman.

I love Richard Feynman. I'm sure he and I would have had beautiful children. I think he would have understood me, too. I'm not sure I'd have understood him - I assume this very interesting account of some parts of his life is heavily dumbed-down for the non-astro physicist. Whoever helped him (or he, if no-one did) did a great job. I urge you to buy it and read it - a brilliant scientist with a sense of humour!

I already owned two Feynman books "Surely you`re joking" and "The pleasure of finding things out". But there was a recent T.V. docu-drama about Feymans time on the Challenger investigation (starring William Hurt as Feynman) which was largely based on this book. As other reviewers have said it is a little more of the same sort of stuff as "Surely..." and the rest is about the Challenger. Some people have reached the conclusion that the "O-rings" fault was simply 'given' to Feynman to 'discover', but what the documentary and this book show is that Feynman actually uncovered many more problems, and many of them vastly more significant. That was his real contribution. That, and his example of not putting up with bureacracy, or being told what how he should go about things - more of that healthy disrespect for authority! This is a quicker read than "Surely.." and "The Pleasure of finding things out." and either of those other books are a better introduction, but this has it`s place. You can never get enough Feynman. Finally, for Feynman enthusiasts, look out for the book "Genius" by James Gleik - a full biography of Feynman and his contribution to Physics. I`ve started it (got it for £2.99 in a remainders shop!) so can`t give a full review here. And, as a special treat, have a look at this website: [Letters of Note dot com] where you can find some of Feynmans letters in the archive section. One in particular, a love letter to his wife written some time after her death, is particularly moving.

Purchased for old friend - he was delighted. His books are a good read and so human. So sad he died too young!!

"Surely you're joking..." has a sobering undercurrent, though each anecdote (which it is for the most part) exudes the infectious joy of a mind that thought differently. When I first read "What do you care...", it felt like that joyful mind had been suffocated by committee and minds more ordinary. Not as light or infectious as "Surely...", but perhaps the more significant book in terms of the insight into the concept of risk, it's uses and abuses, and also how objective understanding is controlled and manipulated for political (note the small p) ends.

Un bon livre pour mieux comprendre l'auteur et sa vision du monde moderne.

El libro es una de especie de reseña de varios acontecimientos en la vida diaria académica y personal de uno de los grandes científicos americanos del siglo XX (ganó el premio nobel física) el Prof. Dr. Richard Feynman (estudió su licenciatura en física en MIT y su doctorado en la U de Princeton). Su carrera profesional académica la realizó trabajando en el Instituto Tecnológico de California (conocido por sus siglas en inglés como Caltech).

Histórias fantásticas do Feynman

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It seems that you hear Feynman's name here and there all the time although the man has been dead now for awhile. Since my focus in life wasn't physics, I missed out on knowing anything about this brilliant man until I finally decided to read his books and find out for myself who he was and what he discovered. I didn't expect such a humorous guy to pop out of the pages of this book, but he did pop out and not only presented himself to me, but entertained me with his tales enough that I started to feel like I really missed out when I avoided learning physics. Just reading his narrative made me want to know more and as Feynman said you are never finished with learning things. While I suspect Quantum Mechanics is beyond my capabilities, this book gave me a great appreciation for the field and the man. If you read this book, you'll discover a fine sense of humor that existed along with brilliant insights into the universe in this one man. I recommend it.