Markupannotate pdfs, web pages and epub books, noteledgenotetaking, organizing multimedia content. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. On january 27, 2016, bill gates wrote an article the best teacher i never had describing feynmans talents as. It almost makes you want to become a physicist science digest. Law given at cornell university by richard feynman in 1964 and recorded by the bbc. Feynman offers up chunks of personal wisdom in this unorthodoxly structured autobiography.
He enjoyed the physics concepts and feynmans lecturing style, and later acquired the rights to make the video available to the public. Get ebooks richard feynman on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Gates smiles as feynman addresses each animal by name and inquires of its health. First published as a norton paperback 1997, reissued with a new introduction 2018title page verso.
Bill gates on the feynman lectures microsoft research. Every book recommendation bill gates has ever published time. Markupannotate pdfs, web pages and epub books, noteledgenotetaking, organizing multimedia content, and two situational apps animationdesksimple tools to create animation and writeon video videoediting, creating, may be useful to record material for students and edit in. One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national. The law of gravitation an example of physical law, was brought. The best teacher i never had bill gates gates notes. Adventures of a curious character reissue by feynman, richard p. Gates buys feynmans messenger lectures symmetry magazine. Gates, of course, is legendary as a harvard university dropout who went on to create the worlds most successful software firm.
Jul, 2009 project tuva was a collaborative research project with bill gates in 2009 demonstrating the potential of interactive video learning by highlighting the core scientific concepts of richard feynmans messenger lectures series. A virtual interview of richard feynman by bill gates. From the new york times microsoft chairman bill gates believes that if he had been able to watch physicist richard feynman lecture on physics in 1964 his life might have played out differently. What bill gates thinks about great teachers business insider. Adventures of a curious character, bill gates, richard p. Feynman is perhaps best known for his series of autobiographical books and for the transcriptions of lectures he. Bill gates remembers richard feynman bill gates 511. Bill gates discusses his love for books and reading time.
Feynman 19181988 was a professor at cornell university and caltech and received the nobel prize for physics in 1965. Feynman, winner of the nobel prize in physics, thrived on outrageous. One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. Microsoft chairman bill gates believes that if he had been able to watch physicist richard feynman lecture on physics in 1964 his life might. Since then, the internet has changed everything, from the way we interact with one another to the way we shop to the way some of us live in our smartphones and much more.
Bill gates is a very busy man, but as his admirers know, he makes time to read. Project tuva was a collaborative research project between bill gates and microsoft research. Microsoft chairman bill gates believes that if he had been able to watch physicist richard feynman lecture on physics in 1964 his life might have played out differently. A virtual interview of richard feynman by bill gates i wrote this piece on richard feynman over two decades ago. Years later i bought the rights to those lectures and worked with microsoft to get them. Bill gates remembers richard feynman bill gates 5112018. Lectures by richard feynman, a classic lecture series about physics. Gates, who is also well known for his sharp and varied intellectual interests and his philanthropic commitment to education, said this week that he had purchased the rights to videos of. Richard phillips feynman, formemrs was an american theoretical physicist, known for his. Im excited to share with you what im reading, the people i meet, and what im learning. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading surely youre joking, mr.
Afterwards, they settle down in the booklined living room to talk. In 1986 he served with distinction on the rogers commission investigating the space shuttle challenger disaster. Project tuva was a microsoft research collaboration with bill gates that experimented with interactive video using richard feynmans. Gates puts feynman lectures online the new york times. Feynman helix books by freeman dyson and richard feynman 6 apr 2005 4. Gates had planned on meeting with feynman in 1988 but didnt get a chance. Jan 27, 2016 a video tribute from bill gates to richard feynman. Recently, bill gates put seven of the messenger series lectures by dr. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Bill gates puts richard feynman lectures online open culture. Gates is at the feynman house in altadena, southern california.
Bill gates makes feynman lectures available online the. Microsoft chairman bill gates believes that if he had been able to watch physicist richard feynman lecture on physics in 1964 his life might have played out differently mr. Feynman introduces gates to his menagerie one horse, two dogs, one cat, and five rabbits. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in. Microsoft chairman bill gates has bought the rights to a series of lectures by the physicist richard feynman and has put them online for the. In this lively work that can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist detroit free press, feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secretsand much more of an eyebrowraising nature. Gates reads about 50 books per year which means he is going.
Certainly steve did not dislike richard, or else would ha. Reading books is one of my favorite ways to learn new things and better understand the world. Jul 15, 2009 microsoft chairman bill gates believes that if he had been able to watch physicist richard feynman lecture on physics in 1964 his life might have played out differently. Bill gates introduction of surely youre joking, mr. The law of gravitation an example of physical law, was brought to life with interactive visualizations, links to. A video tribute from bill gates to richard feynman. Included reference to the excellent book the quantum labyrinth by paul halpern, published in october. In bill gates most recent entry on his blog, gates notes, he talks about the moment he saw a physics lecture by the late scientist and professor richard feynman in a local universitys film. Richard feynmans physics lectures from cornell 1964. Bill gates tribute to richard feynman, the best teacher i never had posted by jason kottke jan 29, 2016 as part of a celebration of the legacy of richard feynman at caltech this week, bill gates contributed a video about what he learned from feynman.
He recounted his adventures in two very good books, surely youre joking, mr. Richard feynman and bill gates an imaginary encounter. Richard feynman constructed an introductory physics course at caltech suitable primarily for perhaps imaginary extreme physics prodigies like himself or how he. Like gates himself, feynman is an original and outofthebox thinker. I try to read every day, even when im busy and traveling. Only a few classicslike richard feynmans books on physics or perhaps some of richard dawkins booksare so wellwritten and clear that they still make for good reading. Leighton, and matthew sands the new science of strong materials, by j. Richard feynman, our favorite bongoplaying, nobel prizewinning physicist, reduces science to the barest essentials, to its most fundamental truth.
Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, including a 1959 talk on topdown. What steve jobs and richard feynman have in common jobs probably liked and appreciated feynman, and likely was part of richards inclusion in the think different campaign. Get e books richard feynman on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Back in july, microsoft introduced project tuva, an online video player which. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Books by bill gates author of surely youre joking, mr. The article actually reacts to a blog post from bill gates, who extols feynmans virtues as a teacher. Feynman, winner of the nobel prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. That holds true for clever theories, elegant theories, and all of the rest. Like gates himself, feynman is an original and outofthebox.
Gates, of course, is legendary as a harvard university dropout who went on to. Of these, one name comes up more often than others. If a theory doesnt square with experiment, its wrong. In an interview with cnet news, gates talks about why he spent his own money to make a series of classic physics lectures available free on the web. In this lively work that can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist detroit free press, feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secretsand much more of an eyebrow. Very few science books are worth reading 40 years after they were written. While browsing for something else, i stumbled on an article which derides feynmans qualities as a teacher, and the caltech feynman lectures themselves. We looked at a local universitys film collection, saw that they had one of his lectures on physics, and checked it out. It all depends on your definition of a great teacher. Skip to header skip to search skip to content skip to footer this site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Classic feynman physics lectures free online, courtesy of bill gates. Project tuva was a collaborative research project with bill gates in 2009 demonstrating the potential of interactive video learning by highlighting the core scientific concepts of richard feynmans messenger lectures series. Jul 15, 2009 bill gates offers the world a physics lesson.
Here are 185 books bill gates has read and thinks you. Bill gates makes feynman lectures available online the mac. Included for this edition is a new introduction by bill gates. Bill gates talks about the feynman lectures being available on video. Thirty years ago i went on vacation and fell for richard feynman. Here are 185 books bill gates has read and thinks you should too. Adventures of a curious character kindle edition by feynman, richard p.