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Feynman

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Richard Feynman: physicist 。 。 。 Nobel winner 。 。 。 bestselling author 。 。 。 safe-cracker。

In this substantial graphic novel biography， First Second presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist， adventurer， musician， world-class raconteur， and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman。 Written by nonfiction comics mainstay Jim Ottaviani and brilliantly illustrated by First Second author Leland Myrick， Feynman tells the story of the great man's life from his childhood in Long Island to his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster。 Ottaviani tackles the bad with the good， leaving the reader delighted by Feynman's exuberant life and staggered at the loss humanity suffered with his death。

Anyone who ever wanted to know more about Richard P。 Feynman， quantum electrodynamics， the fine art of the bongo drums， the outrageously obscure nation of Tuva， or the development and popularization of the field of physics in the United States need look no further than this rich and joyful work。

One of School Library Journal's Best Adult Books 4 Teens titles of 2011
One of Horn Book's Best Nonfiction Books of 2011

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Reviews

Yvonne Lacy ，

Such a genius， such a wonderful oddball。

JM White ，

I didn’t understand any of the science stuff， but I liked going along with someone’s life。 It genuinely made me a little sad at the end :（

Bab ，

Chulo。 Interesante。 Cuenta la vida de este hombre con una narrativa picada y en ocasiones a saltos en la que destacan mucho ciertas escenas。 Creo que consigue transmitir su espíritu y su personalidad bastante bien。La parte de las explicaciones científicas casi mejor la dejamos para otro día， y de la cutrez de los dibujos no voy ni a hablar， parece que los hayan hecho para que nadie los mire y te centres solo en el texto。Not a bad effort overall。

AceWings ，

I loved this book because Feynman's concepts are illustrated！ I loved this book because Feynman's concepts are illustrated！ 。。。more

Amit Patil ，

This graphic novel gives you an overview of Feynman's amazing life。 It's well illustrated but the storytelling keeps making u want for more 。。。Particularly since most scenes aren't completed but just summarized。 But overall if you want to know about Feynman's life。。。This is a good book to start with。 This graphic novel gives you an overview of Feynman's amazing life。 It's well illustrated but the storytelling keeps making u want for more 。。。Particularly since most scenes aren't completed but just summarized。 But overall if you want to know about Feynman's life。。。This is a good book to start with。 。。。more

Thurston Hunger ，

My kids both love graphic novels/comics and one of them has some interest in physics （while headed towards an art college）。 So I had them read this， and I think it was a relatively successful introduction for Feynman。Certainly this is more of a human interest story than an introduction in Feynman's physics。 I do think in a world where so many people are desperate to speak truth to power， they omit the truth part （or just bypass thinking in general and speak away）。 So some of Feynman's fixations My kids both love graphic novels/comics and one of them has some interest in physics （while headed towards an art college）。 So I had them read this， and I think it was a relatively successful introduction for Feynman。Certainly this is more of a human interest story than an introduction in Feynman's physics。 I do think in a world where so many people are desperate to speak truth to power， they omit the truth part （or just bypass thinking in general and speak away）。 So some of Feynman's fixations on issues （and how he can operate within and admit to his limits。。。。while the rest of us have a lot more limitations in how we understand things）， all of that was pretty refreshing。Pragmatic romance too was nicely depicted and not as an oxymoron。 In ways he was a new scientist and an old New Romantic， as sadly much of his amorous actions wound up with sad， and spooky distance。Now will either son watch the physics lectures with me （I'll need them to explain 'em pretty soon） 。。。more

Wattt ，

I think every so often you should pick up a nonfiction book about a truly epic person。 Someone whose achievements are just kind of unreasonably excellent- I mean， maybe we can't begin to aspire to have such a life full of knowledge and discovery but reading about it sure is cool。Richard Feynman seems so cool。 I really want to read his books now。 At the end of the book they mention they had over a meter of evidence and stuff about Feynman for the book- Now that's epic。 I love it when we get to re I think every so often you should pick up a nonfiction book about a truly epic person。 Someone whose achievements are just kind of unreasonably excellent- I mean， maybe we can't begin to aspire to have such a life full of knowledge and discovery but reading about it sure is cool。Richard Feynman seems so cool。 I really want to read his books now。 At the end of the book they mention they had over a meter of evidence and stuff about Feynman for the book- Now that's epic。 I love it when we get to read something that's so beloved and researched by the creators。On to the actual book- What illustrations！ I loved this art style so much and and am definitely gonna be trying to incorporate parts of it into my own drawings。 The art is also consistently good and stylistically really aesthetically pleasing。 The color palette is。。。 even science-y？ It's really good。Overall a pretty good setup too- for a biography/science textbook of a graphic novel， it read really smoothly。 At some parts it got a little dense with page spreads and page spreads of electrons and such， but I literally can't complain because that's the source content。Lastly， I think I learned some good stuff about learning- or at least figuring it out。 There's a part where he figures out hydrogen theory or something。 He talks about how he just gives the idea little pokes。 I don't know why but- that's just really appealing imagery。 I like it。 。。。more

The Well-Read Investor ，

More fun than a typical biography， Richard Feynman’s quirky verve for life， as well as the highly complex physics he pioneered， are reflected well in this visually rich graphic novel。 Still， and despite the books’ length， we are left with a sense of two dimensional insight into this great thinker rather than a robust rendition of this unique mind。

Liz ，

I hadn't read a graphic novel in ages， and this book made me want to read more of them。 Feynman's life provides many entertaining stories and ideas worth contemplating。 The book manages to describe specific concepts and discoveries in physics in an accessible way and delves into why Feynman did a lot of the great work that he did。 This book strikes a balance between a breezy read and a historically and scientifically relevant bio of a brilliant man。 The illustrations were great as well。 Really e I hadn't read a graphic novel in ages， and this book made me want to read more of them。 Feynman's life provides many entertaining stories and ideas worth contemplating。 The book manages to describe specific concepts and discoveries in physics in an accessible way and delves into why Feynman did a lot of the great work that he did。 This book strikes a balance between a breezy read and a historically and scientifically relevant bio of a brilliant man。 The illustrations were great as well。 Really enjoyed reading this book。 。。。more

S。 ，

Amazing book！

Syikinyunus ，

" I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned。"- Richard P。 Feynman -FEYNMAN， a critically acclaimed biography of the Nobel-prize winner for his work in Quantum Electrodynamics; is presented in a funny & provoking graphic novel。#Feynman was famous for not only for contributing to the creation of atomic bomb; but mainly for his unorthodox methods of learning & teaching which brought physics closer to the understanding of mere mortals like us。This #gr " I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned。"- Richard P。 Feynman -FEYNMAN， a critically acclaimed biography of the Nobel-prize winner for his work in Quantum Electrodynamics; is presented in a funny & provoking graphic novel。#Feynman was famous for not only for contributing to the creation of atomic bomb; but mainly for his unorthodox methods of learning & teaching which brought physics closer to the understanding of mere mortals like us。This #graphicnovel takes excerpts from his other autobiographies; bringing us to his many phases of life: including his early jump into the world of science; his love life and even his dabble in safe-cracking。Caution though， that despite being in general entertaining - the book is also full of scientific jargons & theories that may leave us puzzled or at loss （I must admit that I gloss over these parts， haha）。My main reason for reading this one is because I genuinely admire Feynman's brilliance & would like to know more about him。 It's a fun way to read autobiographies & I get to kill 2 birds with 1 stone while making it my Feb Week @untitledbc 's #ubcreadingchallenge3。5 ⭐️: an eye opener， a great character to be explored with funny moments in it - downside is the jargons may be a put-off factor for some people。Recommended for physics-lovers， Nobel-prize aspiring fellas & those who like to know what goes behind the mind of a genius;） 。。。more

Enis ，

sıradışı bir bilimadamının dolu dolu bir yaşam hikayesi。 her şeyin sadeleştirilmesinden yana olan bir fizikçi mi Feynman。 bir bilim insanın hayal dünyasının gerçek dünyayı ne kadar derinden değiştirebileceğini gösteren detaylı bir çizgi-roman。 çizimler ve kuantum elektodinamiği hakkında bir düşüncem var artık。 zaman ve uzayın bilicimizi ne kadar eğip büktüğüne biraz daha fazla gülümsüyorum。 bir uzay mekiği olan Challenger'in nasıl bir insan zaafıyla gökyüzünde infilak ettiğini daha iyi anlayabil sıradışı bir bilimadamının dolu dolu bir yaşam hikayesi。 her şeyin sadeleştirilmesinden yana olan bir fizikçi mi Feynman。 bir bilim insanın hayal dünyasının gerçek dünyayı ne kadar derinden değiştirebileceğini gösteren detaylı bir çizgi-roman。 çizimler ve kuantum elektodinamiği hakkında bir düşüncem var artık。 zaman ve uzayın bilicimizi ne kadar eğip büktüğüne biraz daha fazla gülümsüyorum。 bir uzay mekiği olan Challenger'in nasıl bir insan zaafıyla gökyüzünde infilak ettiğini daha iyi anlayabiliyorum。 ama bütün problemler teoride çözülse bile yaşam bütün güzelliğiyle hala karşımızda。 Richard Feynman'ın bakışaçısıyla karşılaştığınızda doğrudan onun kitaplarına yöneliyorsunuz。 Bana da aşağı yukarı bu oldu。 。。。more

Metin Yılmaz ，

Fizikçi Feynman’ın hayatına bir bakış yaptığımız çizgi roman。 Nerede kimlerle neler yapmış öğrenmek güzeldi。 Özellikle ülke ülke gezmesi， kimsenin umursamadığı konularda çok iyi hale gelmesi ve o konulardan daha önemli noktalara sıçraması eğlenceli。

Terry ，

BTSYA / Teen Reader （16）: For me， this novel combined two of my favorite things: science and a good story。 For those more literarily inclined， Feynman is the story of a complex man stumbling through life， taking opportunities as they come， and ultimately finding success and fulfillment。 More in the full review。 BTSYA / Teen Reader （16）: For me， this novel combined two of my favorite things: science and a good story。 For those more literarily inclined， Feynman is the story of a complex man stumbling through life， taking opportunities as they come， and ultimately finding success and fulfillment。 More in the full review。 。。。more

Juan Pablo ，

Aunque tiene partes muy buenas en otras se dedica a intentar explicar conferencias de física y te pierdes。 Lo mejor casi la bibliografía del final。

Sarina M ，

This was cute but a bit disjointed and kept jumping from one storyline to another， but not in an organized way （except somewhat chronologically）。 I am still a bit confused what Feynman got his Nobel prize for （but the point was made in this book that the science behind quantum electrodynamics is very very confusing and hard to explain）。 I don't like that he helped develop the atom bomb （but a point was also made in this book that he did what he thought was right at the time with the information This was cute but a bit disjointed and kept jumping from one storyline to another， but not in an organized way （except somewhat chronologically）。 I am still a bit confused what Feynman got his Nobel prize for （but the point was made in this book that the science behind quantum electrodynamics is very very confusing and hard to explain）。 I don't like that he helped develop the atom bomb （but a point was also made in this book that he did what he thought was right at the time with the information he had at the time， and feeling guilty about it later makes little sense， which makes sense to me）。 The funniest stories in this book I already knew （since my mom is a big fan of his and has already told me about his safe cracking， running through the Vatican）， but his humor really came through。 I love that he had so much fun with science and wasn't afraid to do his own thing his own way。 。。。more

Francisco Moreno ，

No digo que sea un mal comic， ni que un comic tenga que hacerte reír， ni que sea fácil comunicar conceptos matemáticos o físicos en un cómic， pero creo que podría haberse hecho mejor。 Quizás "Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman" y "Logicomix" ponen el listón un poco alto。 No digo que sea un mal comic， ni que un comic tenga que hacerte reír， ni que sea fácil comunicar conceptos matemáticos o físicos en un cómic， pero creo que podría haberse hecho mejor。 Quizás "Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman" y "Logicomix" ponen el listón un poco alto。 。。。more

Jillian ，

First true graphic novel I’ve read as an adult。 Lovely autobiography and physics lesson to boot！ I hope to find more books that explain complex topics this way。

Chad Jordahl ，

Loved the book。 I only disliked （or struggled with？） the structure of the story。。。 it jumps around in time with ineffective transitions which made me disoriented。 There are labeled boxes with a sort of heading and year， but the headings are ambiguous and the story's text and dialog never helps。 Loved the book。 I only disliked （or struggled with？） the structure of the story。。。 it jumps around in time with ineffective transitions which made me disoriented。 There are labeled boxes with a sort of heading and year， but the headings are ambiguous and the story's text and dialog never helps。 。。。more

Maryam ，

It was a little confusing to get into at first， and I wish they'd included a more in-depth introduction explaining their methodology （the book is narrated in first-person but obviously not by Dr。 Feynman， who passed away in 1988）。 They've used a respectable amount of sources and it would've helped readers to know going in how they've collaged different sources together to make the biographical narrative。Overall I really enjoyed the book - it was my first introduction to Dr。 Feynman （I'd of cours It was a little confusing to get into at first， and I wish they'd included a more in-depth introduction explaining their methodology （the book is narrated in first-person but obviously not by Dr。 Feynman， who passed away in 1988）。 They've used a respectable amount of sources and it would've helped readers to know going in how they've collaged different sources together to make the biographical narrative。Overall I really enjoyed the book - it was my first introduction to Dr。 Feynman （I'd of course heard of him， which is why I read the book at all， but hadn't actually read or studied anything he's done）。 As a first foray， it was really cool to learn about his life in general and get a sense of how his life unfolded。 I don't know if it's entirely accurate because I have yet to read or watch his lectures/interviews/books so maybe this rating will change。The one thing I will say is that I didn't like how the nuclear bomb was handled in the book - I have the utmost respect for the man and his work but be warned that if you're expecting a hardcore philosophical grappling with the nuclear bomb and its ramifications you won't find it here。 That was off-putting to me while I was reading it and I don't know if it's because of how the author handled it or because that's how Dr。 Feynman actually was。 It was still really cool to read about his role in the Manhatten Project， and I was very emotionally affected by the panel of Bob Wilson， post-nuclear test， taken aback by the horror of what they'd made。 I was surprised that Oppenheimer's post-war position wasn't mentioned even once， but I don't know whether Dr。 Feynman was close to him post-war so that's not a knock against the book， just my own expectations。The section near the end fo the book where Dr。 Feynman explains QED， was super cool。 I am bad at physics （as my high school physics teacher would happily tell you） and I found it understandable。 I also like that it was clearly simplified a LOT but not so much so that it felt juvenile。 It took me a couple read-throughs of some panels but with some tender attention I'm sure a lot fo people could get a lot out of that brief illustrated physics lecture - a really cool feat for a graphic novel to accomplish。 。。。more

Marissa ，

I once wanted to be a physicist， because I wanted to be friends with people like Richard Feynman。 The problem is， my brain is exceptionally bad at understanding things like physics。 So I just read comics instead。 But sometimes there's overlap。 I once wanted to be a physicist， because I wanted to be friends with people like Richard Feynman。 The problem is， my brain is exceptionally bad at understanding things like physics。 So I just read comics instead。 But sometimes there's overlap。 。。。more

Plá Riguetti ，

Estaba más interesado en conocer sus teorías y no tanto su vida， pero éste comic es eso， una biografía。

Nicole ，

Feynman is certainly a lovable character， and sometimes it's hard to actually come to terms with the fact that he isn't fictional。 A man with a curious and humorous nature， and an amazing intelligence， who's personality you perceive develop as the novel goes by。 I found the theorical bits way too hard for me to understand， and the fact that they were in English， which is not my mother language， might've had to do something with it。 Feynman is certainly a lovable character， and sometimes it's hard to actually come to terms with the fact that he isn't fictional。 A man with a curious and humorous nature， and an amazing intelligence， who's personality you perceive develop as the novel goes by。 I found the theorical bits way too hard for me to understand， and the fact that they were in English， which is not my mother language， might've had to do something with it。 。。。more

Mathieu ，

A great book about one of the greatest minds we had

Daniel Spin ，

Fun graphic novel version （and simplified） of Richard Feynman's Biography。 Fun graphic novel version （and simplified） of Richard Feynman's Biography。 。。。more

Nektarios kouloumpos ，

Δεν έχει καλή δομή， δε σε κάνει σοφότερο και μετά τις πρώτες 50 σελίδες κάνει μια κοιλιά 150 σελίδων。。Και εξηγώ。 Οι πρώτες 200 σελίδες εξιστορούν τη ζωή του（καθόλου δομημένα） και σε 5 σελίδες μας εξηγεί τη θεωρία που του έδωσε το Νόμπελ。。 μέσα σε 5 σελίδες δε μπορεί κάποιος να την κατανοήσει αλλά ούτε να φτάσει καν κοντά！Η μόνη αστεία ατάκα του κόμικ είναι η απάντηση του ταξιτζή στον Φάινμαν， αποδεικνύοντας άλλη μια φορά ότι ο συγκεκριμένος κλάδος είναι ο μοναδικός ο οποίος κατέχει τα κλειδιά τη Δεν έχει καλή δομή， δε σε κάνει σοφότερο και μετά τις πρώτες 50 σελίδες κάνει μια κοιλιά 150 σελίδων。。Και εξηγώ。 Οι πρώτες 200 σελίδες εξιστορούν τη ζωή του（καθόλου δομημένα） και σε 5 σελίδες μας εξηγεί τη θεωρία που του έδωσε το Νόμπελ。。 μέσα σε 5 σελίδες δε μπορεί κάποιος να την κατανοήσει αλλά ούτε να φτάσει καν κοντά！Η μόνη αστεία ατάκα του κόμικ είναι η απάντηση του ταξιτζή στον Φάινμαν， αποδεικνύοντας άλλη μια φορά ότι ο συγκεκριμένος κλάδος είναι ο μοναδικός ο οποίος κατέχει τα κλειδιά της γνώσης του κόσμου！Δεν προτείνεται。。 。。。more

Justine ，

A lot of the scientific/technical explanations went over my head but I loved the character-development stories， Feynman was super playful， funny， creative， and I loved the stories about him and his first wife。

Wyatt ，

With exception to a less than satisfactory intro and ending， the book as a whole is a very fun read and explores the world of Richard and QED fairly well。 I would recommend the book to anyone who is interested in any of those two topics。 My only quibbles with the book are:1。 The intro。 Feynman catches the bowling ball before it stops in front of his face which defeats the purpose of the experiment。 Based on physics， the ball if dropped without force should stop before hitting your face without y With exception to a less than satisfactory intro and ending， the book as a whole is a very fun read and explores the world of Richard and QED fairly well。 I would recommend the book to anyone who is interested in any of those two topics。 My only quibbles with the book are:1。 The intro。 Feynman catches the bowling ball before it stops in front of his face which defeats the purpose of the experiment。 Based on physics， the ball if dropped without force should stop before hitting your face without your acting upon it。 2。 When Feynman is explaining how to calculate the direction of photons he mentions a “videodisc” the problem is that the “videodisc” was released in 1996 and he passed away in 1988。 3。 The ending was very abrupt and ended two years before his passing。 It just felt incomplete。 。。。more

Andy ，

Jumps around as far as his life goes。 Does give a very good introduction to Feynman's life and other resources to continue。 Jumps around as far as his life goes。 Does give a very good introduction to Feynman's life and other resources to continue。 。。。more

Maureen Neville ，

This graphic novel biography is a lively depiction of the life of renown physicist Richard Feynman （1918-1988）。 Brilliant and full of abounding curiosity， Feynman worked on theories of quantum electrodynamics along with teaching physics in a captivating way to college students as a professor at the California Institute of Technology （CalTech） in years 1950-1988。 Winner of a 1965 Nobel Prize in physics （in tandem with two other physicists）， Feynman also was one of the scientists at Los Alamos in This graphic novel biography is a lively depiction of the life of renown physicist Richard Feynman （1918-1988）。 Brilliant and full of abounding curiosity， Feynman worked on theories of quantum electrodynamics along with teaching physics in a captivating way to college students as a professor at the California Institute of Technology （CalTech） in years 1950-1988。 Winner of a 1965 Nobel Prize in physics （in tandem with two other physicists）， Feynman also was one of the scientists at Los Alamos in the 1940s， working on the Manhattan Project， the making of the atomic bomb。This biography also includes Feynman's relationships with his wives and some insights into his immediate family， including his younger sister， Joan， who became an astrophysicist。 Considered an iconoclast among his research and academic peers， Feynman's unique approach to living life with zest and a sense of adventure is captured well in this biography。 Included are sections where Feynman， himself， is "teaching" various theories in physics as if you， the reader， is his student -- a novice at science and especially physics， I found this oddly compelling。 I've always believed that physics was way beyond my scope of know-how and yes， it still is。 Feynman's approach brings some of the basic concepts down to a basic level that tries to get the common person to possibly have some comprehension。 。。。more

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