Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the
twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think
about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical
theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical
physicist and best-selling author, offers a unique
scientific biography: a rollicking narrative coupled with
clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. An
immensely colorful persona in and out of the office, Feynman
revolutionized our understanding of nature amid a turbulent
life. Krauss presents that life—from the death of Feynman’s
childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his
reluctant rise as a scientific icon—as seen through the
science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a
man who has fascinated millions. An accessible reflection on
the issues that drive physics today, Quantum Man captures
the story of a man who was willing to break all the rules to
tame a theory that broke all the rules.
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