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Goodbye Darkness by William Manchester
1984
"What Do You Care What Other People Think" by Richard Feynman about the 1986 Challenger disaster. Interesting read
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Originally Posted By: Tomcat_80
"What Do You Care What Other People Think" by Richard Feynman about the 1986 Challenger disaster. Interesting read
Richard Feynman was one my Physics heroes, with Paul Dirac being second.
He has also written, "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out," and other popular and readable books.
For Physics students the three book lecture set, "The Feynman Lectures on Physics" is a classic.
http://www.feynmanlectures.info/
When I was a graduate student in Physics he came to our University for a series of Lectures. He was one heck of a brilliant physicist, very personable, and extremely funny.
"What Do You Care What Other People Think" by Richard Feynman about the 1986 Challenger disaster. Interesting read
Richard Feynman was one my Physics heroes, with Paul Dirac being second.
He has also written, "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out," and other popular and readable books.
For Physics students the three book lecture set, "The Feynman Lectures on Physics" is a classic.
http://www.feynmanlectures.info/
When I was a graduate student in Physics he came to our University for a series of Lectures. He was one heck of a brilliant physicist, very personable, and extremely funny.
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The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Neat novelette - available online here:
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/yellowwallpaper.pdf
Neat novelette - available online here:
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/yellowwallpaper.pdf
To keep up with my 15 year old daughter, I resumed reading "Catching Fire" the second of three Hunger Games books.
For something aimed at teens, it does grab my attention. Quick reads. I read over 100 pages on the flight back from Denver last night.
For something aimed at teens, it does grab my attention. Quick reads. I read over 100 pages on the flight back from Denver last night.
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To keep up with my 15 year old daughter, I resumed reading "Catching Fire" the second of three Hunger Games books.
For something aimed at teens, it does grab my attention. Quick reads. I read over 100 pages on the flight back from Denver last night.
That's cool.
I pick up books I loved as a child for my 9 year old son periodically. Some are hits. Some are misses.
I get to re-read them. It's not entirely unselfish.
I just re-read Bud, Not Buddy for the first time in....many more decades than I care to admit. It was a hit. I used to love the Mad Scientist Club series but that was a miss.
Maybe the late '60s technology used in the book was a bit too silly for him.
To keep up with my 15 year old daughter, I resumed reading "Catching Fire" the second of three Hunger Games books.
For something aimed at teens, it does grab my attention. Quick reads. I read over 100 pages on the flight back from Denver last night.
That's cool.
I pick up books I loved as a child for my 9 year old son periodically. Some are hits. Some are misses.
I get to re-read them. It's not entirely unselfish.
I just re-read Bud, Not Buddy for the first time in....many more decades than I care to admit. It was a hit. I used to love the Mad Scientist Club series but that was a miss.
Dodge Dynasty
Book on the Dodge brothers. The were instrumental in getting Ford Motors off the ground and were a major supplier to Ford. They realized Ford was going to do his own manufacturing , so the Dodge started to manufacture their own vehicles. A good read up to page 117 so far.
Book on the Dodge brothers. The were instrumental in getting Ford Motors off the ground and were a major supplier to Ford. They realized Ford was going to do his own manufacturing , so the Dodge started to manufacture their own vehicles. A good read up to page 117 so far.
Mola: I read the other book you mentioned as family member gave me it for Christmas two years ago. Yes, Feynman is one of my heroe's as he basically called out the NASA high brass and said in laymans terms "you guys are wrong"!
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