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by Richard P. Feynman

La inceputul anilor €™60, la Institutul Tehnologic din California a avut loc probabil cel mai spectaculos eveniment din istoria invatamantului de fizica: unul din marii fizicieni ai secolului XX, laureat al Premiului Nobel in 1965, a tinut un curs introductiv de fizica pentru studentii din primii ani. Cursul avea sa fie tiparit in milioane de exemplare in lumea intreaga, capatand o notorietate fara egal si devenind pentru generatiile de elevi si studenti care s-au succedat o superba initiere in studiul fizicii. Fizicianul de la Caltech este Richard P. Feynman, cel ce a introdus diagramele care ii poarta numele si metoda integralei de drum, dar si un stil nonconformist, deopotriva ludic si patrunzator, de a face stiinta. De la spargerea seifurilor cu documente secrete (pe cand lucra la proiectul bombei atomice, in timpul razboiului) la contributiile sale cruciale in electrodinamica cuantica si de la cursurile tinute studentilor incepatori la explicarea simpla a dezastrului navetei Challenger, tot ce a facut Feynman poarta amprenta spiritului sau sclipitor si surprinzator. In timp, a devenit, alaturi de Einstein, unul dintre cele mai puternice simboluri ale stiintei. Scopul principal al acestui curs a fost de a trezi interesul studentilor entuziasti si capabili care veneau la Caltech de pe bancile scolilor medii. Acestia auzeau o multime de lucruri despre cat de interesanta si captivanta e fizica €“ teoria relativitatii, mecanica cuantica si alte teorii moderne. (Richard P. FEYNMAN)

184 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as work in particle physics (he proposed the parton model). For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman was a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965, together with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga. Feynman developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime and after his death, Feynman became one of the most publicly known scientists in the world.

He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb and was a member of the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In addition to his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing, and introducing the concept of nanotechnology (creation of devices at the molecular scale). He held the Richard Chace Tolman professorship in theoretical physics at Caltech.

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See Ричард Фейнман