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"What Do You Care What Other People Think?"
Further Adventures of a Curious Character Richard P. Feynman as told to Ralph Leighton
Preface A CURIOUS CHARACTER The Making of a Scientist "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" It's as Simple as One, Two, Three . . . Getting Ahead Hotel City Who the Hell Is Herman? Feynman Sexist Pig! I Just Shook His Hand, Can You Believe It? Letters, Photos, and Drawings MR. FEYNMAN GOES TO WASHINGTON: INVESTIGATING THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER Preliminaries Committing Suicide The Cold Facts Check Six! Gumshoes Fantastic Figures An Inflamed Appendix The Tenth Recommendation Meet the Press Afterthoughts Appendix F: Personal Observations on the Reliability of the Shuttle 11 11 20 54 60 63 69 72 76 83
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Contents
113 113 116 119 154 159 177 189 199 206 212 220
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EPILOGUE Preface The Value of Science
239 239 240
Contents BECAUSE of the appearance of "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" a few things need to be explained here. First, although the central character in this book is the same as before, the "adventures of a curious character" here are different: some are light and some tragic, but most of the time Mr. Feynman is surely not joking—although it's often hard to tell. Second, the stories in this book fit together more loosely than those in "Surely You're Joking . . . ," where they were arranged chronologically to give a semblance of order. (That resulted in some readers getting the mistaken idea that SYJ is an autobiography.) My motivation is simple: ever since hearing my first Feynman stories, I have had the powerful desire to share them with others. Finally, most of these stories were not told at drumming sessions, as before. I will elaborate on this in the brief outline that follows. Part 1, "A Curious Character," begins by describing the influence of those who most shaped Feynman's personality—his father, Mel, and his first love, Arlene. The
"What Do You Care What Other People Think?"
Further Adventures of a Curious Character Richard P. Feynman as told to Ralph Leighton
Preface A CURIOUS CHARACTER The Making of a Scientist "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" It's as Simple as One, Two, Three . . . Getting Ahead Hotel City Who the Hell Is Herman? Feynman Sexist Pig! I Just Shook His Hand, Can You Believe It? Letters, Photos, and Drawings MR. FEYNMAN GOES TO WASHINGTON: INVESTIGATING THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER Preliminaries Committing Suicide The Cold Facts Check Six! Gumshoes Fantastic Figures An Inflamed Appendix The Tenth Recommendation Meet the Press Afterthoughts Appendix F: Personal Observations on the Reliability of the Shuttle 11 11 20 54 60 63 69 72 76 83
Part 2 Part 1
Contents
113 113 116 119 154 159 177 189 199 206 212 220
6
EPILOGUE Preface The Value of Science
239 239 240
Contents BECAUSE of the appearance of "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" a few things need to be explained here. First, although the central character in this book is the same as before, the "adventures of a curious character" here are different: some are light and some tragic, but most of the time Mr. Feynman is surely not joking—although it's often hard to tell. Second, the stories in this book fit together more loosely than those in "Surely You're Joking . . . ," where they were arranged chronologically to give a semblance of order. (That resulted in some readers getting the mistaken idea that SYJ is an autobiography.) My motivation is simple: ever since hearing my first Feynman stories, I have had the powerful desire to share them with others. Finally, most of these stories were not told at drumming sessions, as before. I will elaborate on this in the brief outline that follows. Part 1, "A Curious Character," begins by describing the influence of those who most shaped Feynman's personality—his father, Mel, and his first love, Arlene. The