Table of Contents

Introduction by Paul Davies; Atoms In Motion; Introduction; Matter Is Made From Atoms; Atomic Processes; Chemical Reactions; Basic Physics; Introduction; Physics Before; Quantum Physics; Nuclei and Particles; The Relation Of Physics To Other Sciences; Introduction; Chemistry; Biology; Astronomy; Geology; Psychology; How Did It Get That Way?; Conservation Of Energy; What Is Energy?; Gravitational Potential Energy; Kinetic Energy; Other Forms of Energy; The Theory Of Gravitation; Planetary Motions; Keplers Laws; Development of Dynamics; Newtons Law of Gravitation; Universal Gravitation; Cavendishs Experiment; What Is Gravity?; Gravity and Relativity; Quantum Behavior; Atomic Mechanics; An Experiment with Bullets; An Experiment with Waves; An Experiment with Electrons; The Interface of Electron Waves; Watching the Electrons; First Principles of Quantum Mechanics; The Uncertainty Principle.

About the Author

Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988.