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History of Science & Technology, Including the World of Richard Feynman, and Natural History
History of Science & Technology, Including the World of Richard Feynman, and Natural History
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FROM THE FAMILY OF DR. JOAN FEYNMAN
[Feynman, Richard P.]
A collection of five works
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FROM THE FAMILY OF DR. JOAN FEYNMAN
Brown, Laurie M and John S. Rigden, editors. "Most of the Good Stuff:" Memories of Richard Feynman. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1993. Octavo, 181 pp. Tan hardcover, slight abrasion to bottom right of front cover.
Feynman, Michelle, editor. Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman... Foreword by Timothy Ferris. New York: Basic Books, 2005. Octavo, 486 pp. Publisher's red cloth with white spine; in the original color-pictorial dust-jacket. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY MICHELLE FEYNMAN IN BLUE INK: "For Joan and Alexander,/ with many thanks!/Michelle Feynman."
Gleick, James. Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman. New York: Pantheon Books, 1992.
Octavo. 533 pp. Publisher's black cloth with JG initialed in gold on cover; in the original color-pictorial dust-jacket.
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY GLEICK TO DR. JOAN FEYNMAN "For Joan." Note in BLACK INK in UNKNOWN HAND on title page: "see page 12 and 13," with some underlining in black ink on referenced pages.
Gribbin, John and Mary Gribbin. Richard Feynman: A Life in Science. London: Viking, 1997. Octavo, 301 pp. Publisher's black cloth; in the original color-pictorial dust-jacket. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY GRIBBIN AND GRIBBIN TO DR. JOAN FEYNMAN "For Joan Feynman./Thank you for tolerating/ our intrusion./ Best wishes,/John Gribbin/Mary Gribbin."
Hey, Anthony J.G., editor. Feynman And Computation: Exploring the Limits of Computers. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books, 1999. ADVANCE COPY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY HEY TO DR. JOAN FEYNMAN "Best Wishes, Tony Hey."
A COLLECTION OF WORKS BY OR RELATING TO RICHARD FEYNMAN FROM THE LIBRARY OF HIS LATE SISTER, DR. JOAN FEYNMAN
Joan Feynman (b. March 31, 1927 - d. July 21, 2020) was Feynman's younger sister and grew to be a world-renowned astrophysicist in her own right. As children, Richard was Joan's first teacher and constantly advised her to challenge herself. Today, she is known for her work on the origin of auroras (i.e., the polar lights) as well as significant contributions to magnetospheric physics and the study of solar wind particles. In 1974, Joan Feynman became the first woman elected an officer of the American Geophysical Union and was recognized by NASA with an Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal in 2000.
The collection of books about Richard Feynman in the present lot, many with heartfelt inscriptions to Joan, serve as a touching memorial to Feynman not only as a brilliant physicist but as a brother and mentor.