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1、“SurelyYou’reJoking,Mr.Feynman!”:AdventuresofaCuriousCharacterbyRichardP.FeynmanPrefaceThestoriesinthisbookwerecollectedintermittentlyandinformallyduringsevenyearsofveryenjoyabledrummingwithRichardFeynman.Ihavefoundeachstorybyitselftobeamusing,andthecollectiontakentogethertobe
2、amazing:Thatonepersoncouldhavesomanywonderfullycrazythingshappentohiminonelifeissometimeshardtobelieve.Thatonepersoncouldinventsomuchinnocentmischiefinonelifeissurelyaninspiration!RalphLeightonIntroductionIhopethesewon’tbetheonlymemoirsofRichardFeynman.Certainlythereminiscence
3、sheregiveatruepictureofmuchofhischaracter–hisalmostcompulsiveneedtosolvepuzzles,hisprovocativemischievousness,hisindignantimpatiencewithpretensionandhypocrisy,andhistalentforone‐uppinganybodywhotriestoone‐uphim!Thisbookisgreatreading:outrageous,shocking,stillwarmandveryhuman.F
4、orallthat,itonlyskirtsthekeystoneofhislife:science.Weseeithereandthere,asbackgroundmaterialinonesketchoranother,butneverasthefocusofhisexistence,whichgenerationsofhisstudentsandcolleaguesknowittobe.Perhapsnothingelseispossible.Theremaybenowaytoconstructsuchaseriesofdelightfuls
5、toriesabouthimselfandhiswork:thechallengeandfrustration,theexcitementthatcapsinsight,thedeeppleasureofscientificunderstandingthathasbeenthewellspringofhappinessinhislife.IrememberwhenIwashisstudenthowitwaswhenyouwalkedintooneofhislectures.Hewouldbestandinginfrontofthehallsmili
6、ngatusallaswecamein,hisfingerstappingoutacomplicatedrhythmontheblacktopofthedemonstrationbenchthatcrossedthefrontofthelecturehall.Aslatecomerstooktheirseats,hepickedupthechalkandbeganspinningitrapidlythroughhisfingersinamannerofaprofessionalgamblerplayingwithapokerchip,stillsm
7、ilinghappilyasifatsomesecretjoke.Andthen–stillsmiling–hetalkedtousaboutphysics,hisdiagramsandequationshelpingustosharehisunderstanding.Itwasnosecretjokethatbroughtthesmileandthesparkleinhiseye,itwasphysics.Thejoyofphysics!Thejoywascontagious.Wearefortunatewhocaughtthatinfectio
8、n.Nowhereisyouropportunitytobeexposedtothejoyoflifeinthestyle
