QED by Richard P Feynman

QED by Richard P Feynman

An edited version of four lectures on quantum electrodynamics that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman gave to the general public at UCLA. This book focuses on quantum electrodynamics (QED), the part of the quantum theory that describes the interactions of the quanta of the electromagnetic field - light, X rays, gamma rays - with matter.

Physics Nobelist Feynman simply cannot help being originalIn this quirky, fascinating book, he explains to laymen the quantum theory of light, a theory to which he made decisive contributions. The New Yorker Feynman's lectures must have been marvelous and they have been turned into an equally entrancing book, a vivid introduction to QED which is leavened and enlivened by his wit. Anyone with a curiosity about physics today should buy it, not only to get to grips with the deepest meaning of quantum theory but to possess a slice of history. -- Pedro Waloschek Nature

Richard P. Feynman was Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for his work on the development of quantum field theory. He was also one of the most famous and beloved figures of the twentieth century, both in physics and as a public intellectual.

Michael A. Gottlieb is a visitor in physics at the California Institute of Technology, and editor of The Feynman Lectures on Physics and Exercises for the Feynman Lectures on Physics. He also administers the Feynman Lectures website, www.feynmanlectures.info.

Ralph Leighton is an author, lateral thinker, and longtime friend of the late Richard Feynman.

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ISBN 13	9780691083889
ISBN 10	0691083886
Title	QED
Author	Richard P Feynman
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	1986-01-21
Number of pages	171
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