Matt Lehrer reviewed Genius by James Gleick
The ultimate shape shifter
4 stars
A second Dirac, but human. An incredible life and person (and book).
Hardcover, 532 pages
English language
Published Sept. 29, 1992 by Pantheon.
James Gleick: Genius (Hardcover, 1992, Pantheon)
- ISBN:
- 978-0-679-40836-9
- OCLC Number:
- 25316182
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4 stars
(1 review)
A gem of a book, about the life and mind of one of the most influential and iconoclastic characters in 20th century physics. Really a pleasure to read.
Subjects
- United States
- Physics
- Physics (General)
- Biography/Autobiography
- Biography
- Non-Classifiable
- 20th century
- Feynman, Richard Phillips
- History
- Physicists