The national best seller--an unparalleled collection of timeless writings by one of the most beloved and original thinkers of the twentieth century. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard Feynman, from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate...(展开全部)

理查德•费曼 美国物理学家，诺贝尔物理学奖得主。生于1918年，成长于纽约的法罗克维，1942年毕业于普林斯顿大学，拿到了博士学位。二战期间，他是推动原子弹研发的重要人物。战后，费曼在康奈尔大学和加州理工学院任教。1965年，他因在量子电动力学方面的研究荣获诺贝尔物理学奖。除了是物理学家，费曼还是个作家、艺术家，擅长演奏手鼓，还能打开各类保险箱。1988年，费曼辞世。

From the author of the national bestseller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant scientists of the 20th century that "not only paints a highly attractive portrait of Feynman but also . . . makes for a stimulating adventure in the annals of science" (The New York Times). 16 pages of photos.

"Few books really are 'a joy to read.' This one, full of charm and wisdom, truly is." ( New Scientist ) A Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a loving husband and father, an enthusiastic teacher, a surprisingly accomplished bongo player, and a genius of the highest caliber---Richard P. Feynman was all these and more. Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track --collecti...(展开全部)

Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way - translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point - and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill Thurston and empowered by his own...(展开全部)

Richard Strauss saw an empire come and go, survived two world wars, witnessed the rise and fall of the Weimar Republic, endured the period of National Socialism, and died the year that Germany was officially divided into two separate states. All the while he enjoyed a successful career as composer, as conductor of international stature, as organizer for the rights of composers,...(展开全部)

Richard Strauss saw an empire come and go, survived two world wars, witnessed the rise and fall of the Weimar Republic, endured the period of National Socialism, and died the year that Germany was officially divided into two separate states. All the while he enjoyed a successful career as composer, as conductor of international stature, as organizer for the rights of composers,...(展开全部)

帕特里克·莫迪亚诺，法国当代著名作家，2014年诺贝尔文学奖获得者。莫迪亚诺1945年生于巴黎郊外布洛涅—比扬古地区，父亲是犹太金融企业家，母亲是比利时演员。1968年莫迪亚诺在伽利玛出版社出版处女作《星形广场》一举成名。1972年的《环城大道》获法兰西学院小说大奖，1978年的《暗店街》获得龚古尔奖。1996年，莫迪亚诺获得法国国家文学奖。他还分别于2010年和2012年获得法兰西学院奇诺·德尔·杜卡基金会世界奖和奥地利欧洲文学奖这两项终身成就奖。莫迪亚诺的小说常常通过寻找、调查、回忆和探索，将视野转回到从前的岁月，描写“消逝”的过去；也善于运用象征手法，通过某一形象表现出深远的含义。自1968年至今，莫迪亚诺已经出版近三十部小说，在三十多个国家出版。