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What Do You Care What Other People Think?
- Further Adventures of a Curious Character
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Professionals & Academics
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Among the book's many tales we meet Feynman's first wife, Arlene, who taught him of love's irreducible mystery as she lay dying in a hospital bed while he worked nearby on the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. We are also given a fascinating narrative of the investigation of the space shuttle Challenger's explosion in 1986, and we relive the moment when Feynman revealed the disaster's cause by an elegant experiment: dropping a ring of rubber into a glass of cold water and pulling it out, misshapen.
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- LilyRose
- 15-12-13
Another Great Feynman Outing
I enjoyed this very much - it's not quite as funny as 'Surely You Must Be Joking, Mr Feynman', but it's very moving when dealing with his first wife. The Challenger enquiry chapter is fascinating. Well worth a listen if you liked the first book.
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- mollyeyre
- 22-04-13
Brilliant man
I am a great Richard Feynman fan, and was pleased to be able to download the audio version of this book. I love his stories, and his attitude. I did get a bit lost and lost concentration during some of the more technical descriptive parts - but overall - a brilliant book
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- James
- 22-04-22
was all over the place, quite the boring listen
quite boring actually, had some interesting points but the story didn't have any flow and was really just all over the place
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- B.W.
- 30-01-22
Eclectic and often technical
This series of readings is not in chronological order rather it is by theme. It is often quite technical which may put some people off. Personally I enjoyd it more than Surely You Are Joking Mr Feynman as I found it more relatable especially section dealing with the illness and death of his first wife.
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- Thiopentone
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A great mind
A great mind, humble and self deprecating.
A hunger for knowledge and wisdom that lasted a lifetime.
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- Peter Lawless
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Another cracker by Feynman
if you ever wondered why you felt frustrated with government, Feynman presents here real life stories of scientific rigour versus the expediency of making easy decisions
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- Tom O'Rourke
- 01-11-21
Beautiful
The listening to these volumes of past trials and errors by the sentient being, the innocently ignorant occupiers of the ever-present now. As R.P.F. quotes from the Buddhist sayings "The key to a heaven is also the key to a hell" I would like add that over the 68 years of my own lifetime of learning and understanding heaven and hell are meta-phisical constructs transformed into earthly structures by the innocently ignorant sentient being. Tom O'Rourke 1953....? love always
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- Stefan Wawrzyniak
- 28-09-21
borong
I did expect wise stuff but instead I get loads of boring stories and for a sure you won't cook anything on it
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- LC
- 13-08-21
Fascinating, inspiring and entertaining
I really enjoyed this one, as I did the other one in the series.
I found that his attitude to life is inspiring and something I can learn from.
Also very entertaining.
I like the narration.
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- Nikita
- 01-05-21
Great insights into life though much outdated
Great insights into life though much outdated, which is understandable given constant advances in understanding of life. What is spot on though, is the place of social science in our lives - it's not a science and people should not pursue it with confidence that they're doing scientific work as it can never be precise due to excess complexity.
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- Jose
- 29-12-16
Sure You're Joking is much better.
What do you care what people think repeats some stories from surely you're joking, but it also has a few new stories. Most of this book is dominated by Feynman's participation in the space shuttle challenger crash investigation commission. It involves his interactions with people, his thoughts on technical details of the topic, and he finally expands on what this all means in the bigger picture. It's a bit long and dry. And if you're interested in this then it may suit you. But I am more interested in Feynman's personal side and ideological thoughts.
I've read Surely You're Joking, The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, and this book (What Do You Care). And I've listed them in order of preference.
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- David's Opinions and Reviews
- 29-11-09
Richard The Fine Man
This guy is so cool! I have read a few other books where physicists commented on him such as in 'The Black Hole War' where Leonard Susskind has a battle of wits with him and then speaks highly of him. With every mention of him I began thinking I have to learn more about this guy, and I am glad I did because this is one of the most dynamic and interesting lives nicely told first person... at least in the world of physics that I know.
Just a wonderful character. Definitely a must read if you're constantly coming to the physics part of the science & technology category.
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- Diana
- 17-07-17
What an interesting human being
Richard Feynman's curiosity and logical mind and down-to-earth story telling make for a great audio book. Raymond Todd, the narrator, is a perfect fit.
Even though parts of the book are sober and reflective, the main feeling throughout the book is one of exuberance. Somehow, there is an undercurrent of humor throughout.
The personal story of his first wife is a beautiful remembrance.
The longer story of being on the investigative commission for the Challenger accident was fascinating and illuminating in a variety of ways.
Just listening to this human's way of thinking helped me, showed me, a better way to examine ideas and organize information.
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- Michael
- 13-11-13
A must read for any Engineer
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Anyone who is of an engineer mind will love this book. A great narration to a great life, with a great mind.
What did you like best about this story?
The depiction of focusing on straight forward reality in a world much more complex social system. As a side story, I liked how the depiction of lead of the Rogers Commission, William Rogers, evolved. As a computer software engineer, I especially liked seeing the insight into other engineers worlds when trying to solve problems and deal with politics. This book made me recognize why the term software engineer belongs with other engineering disciplines.
Any additional comments?
Always think critically is a theme throughout the entire book.
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- Timothy
- 28-02-13
Entertaining 'read'
What made the experience of listening to What Do You Care What Other People Think? the most enjoyable?
Richard Feynman's quirkiness and inquisitive nature is wonderful. I loved hearing about his boyhood and his experiences with his father. It has given me ideas for raising my own child while introducing him to the world of science in nature. Most of the book seemed to revolve around his involvement in the Challenger accident which was great for me as I am a big NASA enthusiast.
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- HH
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You will not want to put this book down. A polymath of the best kind, I never thought I would be reading an autobiography of a physicist, but here we are. I recommend this book to everyone. You will leave this book smarter and be entertained the whole way.
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- Lika
- 15-01-18
First 50% was fun, last 50% was a boring lecture
I love that this book has a chapter about Arline, his first wife who was only mentioned briefly in ‘Surely You’re Joking...’ It was such a tragic romantic story but it helps us in getting to know a different side of Feynman.
The Arline story was in the first 25% of the book. A couple of chapters after that were letters written by other people about Feynman. Then the rest of the book was about his work helping NASA, ended with several chapters on rocket science.
The NASA part started ok in the beginning, still had the same feeling as ‘Surely You’re Joking...’ but after 2-3 hours I started wondering, “when will this part of the story end?! Enough already!” Apparently it went on till the end of the book. The last 2-3 chapters were not even stories anymore, it was lectures about rocket that could be interesting for people who are into it, but not me. Couldnt even understood half of it. Ended up listening with 2x speed just to get it over it.
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- J Kasper
- 29-10-09
Feynman Fan
This is the second Feynman book I have enjoyed in Audio. He is a delightful man, the narration is good, the subject material intersting. I recommend his books as a good relief to the thrillers and crime stories I am usually ordering.
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- Wayne
- 26-05-18
Insight into Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman
This book is today's Audible Daily Deal. It was first published in 1988 several months after Feynman's death based on audio recordings during the final months of his life transcribed by Ralph Leighton. Feynman's widow also contributed to the book. Rather than an autobiography or a biography What Do You Care What Other People Think is best described as random remembrances of a great physicist. The book does include insights into the motivations and thought processes of Richard Feynman. Feynman died of cancer at age 69 ten years after the first diagnosis of the cancer. There is little doubt that Richard Feynman is one of the greatest and most consequential scientists that the US has ever produced. He was also a wonderful teacher of physics wit a rare talent for putting complex scientific concepts into layman's language. Many of his lecture are still available.
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