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James Gleick, Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman (Pantheon Books, 1992) Reissued by Vintage in 1993. Gleick's challenge in writing a biography of Feynman, one of the most flamboyant scientists of the 20th century, was not to reiterate what Feynman had already written. After all, it would be hard to tell personal stories about the late Nobelist better than the subject himself did in his many speeches and in his book What Do You Care What Other People Think? Gleick is an accomplished science writer who has written several books on science and technology and writes regularly for The New York Times. Many reviewers feel he communicates Feynman's genius and enthusiasm, but that he fails when actually trying to explain Feynman's ideas about physics. Writing in the Houston Chronicle , Carlos Byars commented that Gleick's work "is notable for a richness of language perhaps comparable to Umberto Eco, Italian author of The Name of the Rose, which is so dense that a concordance is needed for full understanding." MORE: Gleick’s Web site |
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