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| QED - The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Penguin Press Science) | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard P Feynman
Publisher: Penguin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 5365
Media: Paperback
Pages: 164
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0140125051
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9780140125054
ASIN: 0140125051
Publication Date: September 6, 2007
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Condition: 1990 PAPERBACK edition and may have different cover to the one shown ... inside is clean and tidy - cover is worn with creasing to the spine and one of the corners in particular. Shipped from a book loving home in the UK where QED is a quiz programme on the telly ...
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 Finally, a book about what is known January 30, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Unlike many books relating to quantum mechanics, and the strange universe that exists on the quantum scale, this book is dedicated to a subject that is known and (as far as can be said about anything relating to the quantum scale) understood.
This book does a superb job of explaining to the layman (such as myself) what quantum electrodynamics is, and restricts itself to doing just that job and doing it well.
 QED loud and clear July 12, 2005
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I know little about physics and upon reading this book i gained a clear understanding of QED and it pushed me into the right direction to find out more about the world of quantum mechanics.
A recommeded read.
 A Truly Annoying Read September 25, 2002
18 out of 73 found this review helpful
All I can say is that I hated this book. It seems it was taken directly from lecture slides with no regard for how it would appear in a book. In order to follow his examples, it is necessary to flick constantly back and forth between pages of crudely drawn diagrams. The subject matter, when he keeps it clear, is fairly understandable (for want of a better word) but the manner in which it appears in the book will make you want to throw it in the fire.
From the master July 23, 2002
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
In this book, written for the non-technical, Feynman illustrates with a breathtaking boldness and clarity how common processes (reflection & motion of photons and electrons to name only 3) are in reality far stranger than we think.Feynman writes not so much to surprise (which he certainly does) but with a passionate desire that we the readers follow what he is saying. This is a book for those who are curious as to what makes the world tick, even if they already have some knowledge of the quantum world. I did not find this an easy read (the concepts are too alien) but it was most rewarding.
Written by a master July 22, 2002
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
In this book, written for the non-technical, Feynman illustrates with a breathtaking boldness and clarity how common processes (reflection & motion of photons and electrons to name only 3) are in reality far stranger than we think.Feynman writes not so much to surprise (which he certainly does) but with a passionate desire that we the readers follow what he is saying. This is a book for those who are curious as to what makes the world tick, even if they already have some knowledge of the quantum world. I did not find this an easy read (the concepts are too alien) but it was most rewarding.
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