Friday, January 1, 2010

Some good books

Richard Feynman, widely regarded as a great explainer, gave a series of lectures in the 60s that today are collectively known as The Feynman Lectures on Physics. I have been working through these lectures since June, proving things that are left to the reader and every time I open the lectures I am struck by the sense of fun and excitement that he managed to put into every chapter (despite what editing there was). To wrap up this post I have the following photos of Feynman to add: