Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!

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autobiographical collection book essay collection memoir

Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! is a popular autobiographical collection of humorous and insightful anecdotes by physicist Richard Feynman, showcasing his curious, irreverent approach to science and life.

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instanceOf	autobiographical collection ⓘ book ⓘ essay collection ⓘ memoir ⓘ
author	Richard Feynman ⓘ
basedOn	life of Richard Feynman ⓘ
coAuthor	Ralph Leighton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	Feynman’s teaching at Caltech ⓘ
features	dialogue-based recollections ⓘ
genre	autobiography ⓘ humor ⓘ popular science ⓘ
hasFormat	hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ
hasSequel	What Do You Care What Other People Think? ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers ⓘ science enthusiasts ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Richard Feynman ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first person ⓘ
notableEpisode	Feynman learning to play the bongos ⓘ Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Feynman’s adventures in Brazil Feynman’s experiences at Princeton ⓘ Feynman’s experiences at strip clubs ⓘ Feynman’s work on the atomic bomb ⓘ safe-cracking at Los Alamos ⓘ
notableFor	making physics and science culture accessible ⓘ popularizing Feynman’s persona ⓘ
publicationYear	1985 ⓘ
publisher	W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ
structure	collection of anecdotes ⓘ
subject	Los Alamos Laboratory ⓘ Manhattan Project ⓘ curiosity ⓘ education ⓘ physics ⓘ practical jokes ⓘ scientific method ⓘ scientific research ⓘ
theme	importance of questioning ⓘ intellectual honesty ⓘ joy of discovery ⓘ playfulness in science ⓘ skepticism toward authority ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	mid-20th century ⓘ
titleOrigin	remark made to Feynman at a formal event ⓘ
tone	humorous ⓘ informal ⓘ irreverent ⓘ

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