The Character of Physical Law
First edition
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| Author | Richard Feynman |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Physics |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Published | 1965 (BBC) |
| Pages | 173 pp. |
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| LC Class | QC71 .F44 |
| Website | http://www.cornell.edu/video/playlist/richard-feynman-messenger-lectures |
The Character of Physical Law is a series of seven lectures by physicist Richard Feynman concerning the nature of the laws of physics. The lectures were delivered by Feynman in 1964 at Cornell University, as part of the Messenger Lectures series. The BBC recorded the seven lectures and published a book by the same name in 1965. Cornell University published the BBC's recordings on a Cornell website in September 2015.
The lectures covered the following topics:
Critical reception has been positive.The Physics Teacher gave a favorable review for The Character of Physical Law, writing that although the book was initially intended to supplement the BBC recordings of the lectures, it was "complete in itself and will appeal to a far wider audience" and recommended it to scientists and non-scientists.
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