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1、"SurelyYou'reJoking,Mr.Feynman!"AdventuresofaCuriousCharacterbyRichardP.FeynmanastoldtoRalphLeightonPrefaceThestoriesinthisbookwerecollectedintermittentlyandinformallyduringsevenyearsofveryenjoyabledrummingwithRichardFeynman.Ihavefoundeachstorybyitselftobeamusing,and
2、thecollectiontakentogethertobeamazing:Thatonepersoncouldhavesomanywonderfullycrazythingshappentohiminonelifeissometimeshardtobelieve.Thatonepersoncouldinventsomuchinnocentmischiefinonelifeissurelyaninspiration!RALPHLEIGHTONIntroductionIhopethesewon'tbetheonlymemoirso
3、fRichardFeynman.Certainlythereminiscencesheregiveatruepictureofmuchofhischaracter--hisalmostcompulsiveneedtosolvepuzzles,hisprovocativemischievousness,hisindignantimpatiencewithpretensionandhypocrisy,andhistalentforone-uppinganybodywhotriestoone-uphim!Thisbookisgreat
4、reading:outrageous,shocking,stillwarmandveryhuman.Forallthat,itonlyskirtsthekeystoneofhislife:science.Weseeithereandthere,asbackgroundmaterialinonesketchoranother,butneverasthefocusofhisexistence,whichgenerationsofhisstudentsandcolleaguesknowittobe.Perhapsnothingelse
5、ispossible.Theremaybenowaytoconstructsuchaseriesofdelightfulstoriesabouthimselfandhiswork:thechallengeandfrustration,theexcitementthatcapsinsight,thedeeppleasureofscientificunderstandingthathasbeenthewellspringofhappinessinhislife.IrememberwhenIwashisstudenthowitwasw
6、henyouwalkedintooneofhislectures.Hewouldbestandinginfrontofthehallsmilingatusallaswecamein,hisfingerstappingoutacomplicatedrhythmontheblacktopofthedemonstrationbenchthatcrossedthefrontofthelecturehall.Aslatecomerstooktheirseats,hepickedupthechalkandbeganspinningitrap
7、idlythroughhisfingersinamannerofaprofessionalgamblerplayingwithapokerchip,stillsmilinghappilyasifatsomesecretjoke.Andthen--stillsmiling--hetalkedtousaboutphysics,hisdiagramsandequationshelpingustosharehisunderstanding.Itwasnosecretjokethatbroughtthesmileandthesparkle
8、inhiseye,itwasphysics.Thejoyofphysics!Thejoywascontagious.Wearefortunatewhocaughtthatinfection.Nowhereisyouropportunitytobeexposedt
