Robert Leighton

Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman, Matthew Sands, and Robert Leighton serves as an extraordinary introduction to the world of physics, distilled into six fundamental chapters from the monumental work, Lectures on Physics, which was originally designed for the general reader with no prior scientific background. As a renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, Richard Feynman possessed a unique ability to...

Six Not-So-Easy Pieces is a brilliant and challenging collection of six advanced lectures delivered by the legendary physicist Richard Feynman. These lectures delve into the groundbreaking concepts of twentieth-century physics, focusing on Einstein's revolutionary Theory of Relativity. With clarity, enthusiasm, and a knack for making complex topics accessible, Feynman unravels the intricacies of these anti-intuitive ideas, providing a deep understanding...

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set by Richard Feynman, Matthew Sands, and Robert Leighton is an extraordinary collection that captures one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century. These iconic lectures, delivered by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, were originally designed as part of a two-year introductory physics course at Caltech, aiming to inspire and educate students...

Combined into one volume for the first time, the updated and clarified Exercises for the Feynman Lectures on Physics provides comprehensive, hands-on practice in all the most important areas of physics, from Newtonian mechanics through the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. A perfect complement to The Feynman Lectures on Physics, these exercises have all been assigned in Caltech's mandatory...

The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics,...