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Feynman's Rainbow

A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life
By Leonard Mlodinow
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In Feynman's Rainbow, Leonard Mlodinow recounts his transformative year as a postdoctoral fellow at Caltech in the 1980s. Struggling with self-doubt despite his impressive Ph.D. work, Mlodinow finds mentorship and friendship in the legendary physicist Richard Feynman. Their exchanges explore profound themes such as science, creativity, mathematics, happiness, and ambition, offering a touching portrait of both their relationship and Feynman’s final groundbreaking years.
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This book is ideal for readers intrigued by science and the personalities behind it, especially those interested in physics, scientific creativity, and inspiring memoirs bridging personal growth with intellectual discovery.

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Originally published: New York: Warner Books, 2003.

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Some of the brightest minds in science have passed through the halls of the California Institute of Technology. In the early 1980s, Leonard Mlodinow joined their ranks to begin a postdoctoral fellowship. Afraid he was not smart enough to be there, despite his groundbreaking Ph.D. thesis, he took his insecurities to Richard Feynman, Caltech’s intimidating resident genius and iconoclast.

So began a pivotal year in a young man’s life. Through a series of fascinating exchanges, Mlodinow and Feynman delve into the nature of science, creativity, love, mathematics, happiness, God, art, pleasures and ambition, producing a moving portrait of a friendship and an affecting account of Feynman’s final creative years.

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Stephen Hawking describes the book as "an accessible portrait of a brilliant man," while The Dallas Morning News calls it "a very unusual memoir of a very unusual author’s revealing encounters with a very human legend." American Scientist praises it as "sweetly entertaining" and inspirational for young scientists. The Independent highlights Mlodinow’s engaging depiction of campus life and cutting-edge theoretical physics, and Publishers Weekly commends the accessible style that vividly brings to life the peculiar world of physics. David Berlinski finds it "exhilarating," reflecting the warmth and brilliance of Feynman himself.

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ISBN: 9780307946492

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 November 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 159g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

LEONARD MLODINOW received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of California, Berkeley, was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute, and was on the faculty of the California Institute of Technology. His previous books include the best sellers Subliminal  (winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Award), War of the Worldviews (with Deepak Chopra), The Grand Design(with Stephen Hawking), and The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (a New York Times Notable Book), as well as Euclid’s Window. He also wrote for the television series MacGyver and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
 
 www.leonardmlodinow.com

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