{"product_id":"9781453210437","title":"Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestseller from the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChaos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist. An \"engaging portrait\" of the quirky physicist (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in Depression-era Rockaway Beach, physicist Richard Feynman was irreverent, eccentric, and childishly enthusiastic-a new kind of scientist in a field that was in its infancy. His quick mastery of quantum mechanics earned him a place at Los Alamos working on the Manhattan Project under J. Robert Oppenheimer, where the giddy young man held his own among the nation's greatest minds. There, Feynman turned theory into practice, culminating in the Trinity test, on July 16, 1945, when the Atomic Age was born. He was only twenty-seven. And he was just getting started.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping biography, James Gleick captures the forceful personality of a great man, integrating Feynman's work and life in a way that is accessible to laymen and fascinating for the scientists who follow in his footsteps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46505601401073,"sku":"9781453210437","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781453210437_p0.jpg?v=1766003738","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453210437","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}