The Feynman Lectures On Physics.

FEYNMAN, Richard P.; Robert P. Leighton; Matthew Sands.

Item Number: 5662

Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1964.

First edition. Quarto, original cloth. In very good condition with a previous owner’s name on the title page.

"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning a book that has remained a definitive introduction to physics for decades. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight.