Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!

Woven throughout all the lively stories about Feynman's life are snappy little take-home truisms about better teaching and learning science: for instance, that many students cope with classes by memorizing facts and formulae, but don't absorb any meaning Sciences, and his life are both brilliant with quirky approaches to both as the part of the New York board of education to his later experiments in quantum mechanics. His approach to problem-solving, and his irremediable curiosity to understand the world around him, undergird not just his contributions to science but his unique perspective on life that has made science approachable and profoundly human. It's an engaging read, full of humor and insight into the workings of a curious and adventurous mind.