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A joyful, conversational masterclass in how to look at the world with relentless, unpretentious curiosity. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Pleasure of Finding Things Out.
- intellectually stimulating
- joyful
- expansive
- awe-struck
- 01
No Ordinary Genius
Richard Phillips Feynman
An infectious, visually rich celebration of a mind that refused to take the universe—or itself—too seriously.
- 02
Perfectly reasonable deviations from the beaten track
Richard P. Feynman
An intimate, crackling conversation with a brilliant mind who found the universe endlessly, joyfully amusing.
- 03
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Ralph Leighton
A brilliant, bittersweet exploration of love, curiosity, and the relentless pursuit of truth.
- 04
The Character of Physical Law
Richard P Feynman · 2004
A brilliant, conversational tour through the fundamental laws of the universe that makes you feel like you are sitting in the front row of a masterclass.
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Six Easy Pieces
Richard Phillips Feynman
A charismatic masterclass that transforms the daunting mechanics of the universe into an exhilarating, accessible conversation.
- 06
Genius
James Gleick · 1992
An exhilarating journey into the mind of a brilliant, bongo-playing iconoclast who saw the universe differently than anyone else.
- 07
The strangest man
Graham Farmelo
An illuminating journey into the brilliant, contradictory mind of one of modern science's most enigmatic figures.
- 08
The art of doing science and engineering
Richard Hamming and Bret Victor
Sit down with a legendary thinker for a masterclass in intellectual courage and the pursuit of greatness.
- 09
The making of the atomic bomb
Richard Rhodes · 1986
A monumental, dread-laced journey from the pure thrill of theoretical physics to the devastating reality of mass destruction.
- 10
The great equations
Robert P. Crease · 2009
A panoramic journey through the history of science that treats mathematical equations as profound works of art.
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A beautiful question
Frank Wilczek
A mind-shifting voyage through the deep logic of the universe, revealing the profound harmony where science and art converge.
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Complexity
M. Mitchell Waldrop
An exhilarating intellectual journey into the minds of the maverick scientists who sought the hidden order behind chaos.
