FEYNMAN, Richard P.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter.
Princeton: Princeton University Press , 1985.
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First Edition of Feynman's QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter; Signed by Him With An Original Drawing
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist regarding quantum electrodynamics, which James Gleick calls it "a model of science writing." Octavo, original cloth with violet titles to the spine, and no advertisement for Peierls's Bird of Passage to the jacket. Boldly signed by Richard Feynman with an original Feynman diagram on the half-title page. Feynman has signed this example, his signature graphic method of representing the interactions of elementary particles. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Preface by Ralph Leighton. Early printing with the spine lettered in violet (earlier than gilt), but with wove endpapers and the jacket omitting the advertisement for Peierls's Bird of passage (1985), to which Feynman had objected (points according to Princeton University Press records). A unique example.
Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the general public. Here Feynman provides a classic and definitive introduction to QED (namely, quantum electrodynamics), that part of quantum field theory describing the interactions of light with charged particles. Using everyday language, spatial concepts, visualizations, and his renowned "Feynman diagrams" instead of advanced mathematics, Feynman clearly and humorously communicates both the substance and spirit of QED to the layperson.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter.
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