About this title: Famous the world over for the creative brilliance of his insights into the physical world, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the nonscientist. "QED" - the edited version of four lectures on quantum electrodynamics that Feynman gave to the general public at UCLA as part of the Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lecture series - is perhaps the best example of his ability to communicate both the substance and the spirit of science to the layperson. The focus, as the title suggests, is quantum electrodynamics (QED), the ...
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Edition: 1990 Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, London
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780140125054ISBN:0140125051
Description: Good. Good condition, paperback. Quantum electrodynamics-or QED, for short-is the 'strange theory' that explains how light and electrons interact. Thanks to Richard Feynman and his colleagues, it is also one of the rare parts of physics that is known for sure, a theory that has stood the test of time. In this beautifully lucid set of lectures he provides the definitive introduction to QED. 158 Pages. read more
Edition: First UK Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780140125054ISBN:0140125051
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Previously used book. Main body of text clean but pages show signs of fading. Front of soft cover clean but back cover creased. Cover almost free of marks. The author's lectures have been turned into an entrancing book, a vivid introduction to QED leavened and enlivened by his wit. Anyone with a curiosity about physics today should buy it. 158 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780140125054ISBN:0140125051
Description: Published by Penguin in 2007. Binding: Paperback. Number of pages: 164. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780140125054ISBN:0140125051
Description: Published by Penguin in 2007. Paperback. Number of pages: 164. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. nb this copy pub 1990 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780140125054ISBN:0140125051
Description: Published by Penguin in 2007. Paperback. Number of pages: 164. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. With Index. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780140125054ISBN:0140125051
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 176 pages. (176 pages) quantum electrodynamics-or qed for short-is the 'strange theory' that explains how light and electrons interact. this work presents a set of lectures that gives an introduction to qed. illustrations, index (Paperback) read more
Binding: Wraps (soft-cover)
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton
Date Published: 1985
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Some light shelfwear. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. Index. xii, 158p. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780691024172ISBN:0691024170
Description: As-new condition softcover. 7th printing with corrections. Quirky, fascinating, explains to laymen the quantum theory of light. 158 pages including index. read more
"This covered too much in too small of book. I guess the intent was to quickly explain QED without any math, but I'm not sure he is as successful here as he is with his other writings."
"It is not accessible without the proper background. There is a lot made about how the book delivers popular science without fudging anything, which is great, but by the end I cam to understand why other scientists fudge things. Without doing so, things are just a bit too complicated. There's a reason why getting a doctorate takes half a decade."
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