The Feynman Lectures on Physics
The Feynman Lectures on Physics is a physics textbook based on a great number of lectures by Richard Feynman, a Nobel laureate who has sometimes been called "The Great Explainer". The lectures were presented before undergraduate students at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), during 1961–1963. The book's co-authors are Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew Sands.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition (2nd edition, 2005) | |
Author | Richard Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Physics |
Publisher | Addison–Wesley |
Publication date | 1964. revised and extended edition in 2005 |
OCLC | 19455482 |
Website | feynmanlectures |
A 2013 review in Nature described the book as having "simplicity, beauty, unity ... presented with enthusiasm and insight".
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