Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track

by Richard Phillips Feynman

First published 2005

Maverick physicist Richard Feynman leads a life as bold and unconventional as his scientific breakthroughs. From cracking the Challenger disaster to playing bongos in strip clubs, Feynman's story is a riveting portrait of a brilliant, free-spirited mind. With razor-sharp wit and infectious curiosity, this real-life "Curious Incident" reveals the private passions and public intrigues of a scientific icon who refused to play by the rules.

Genres: biography, 20th-century, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, academic

Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical

Tropes: free-spirited, maverick

Setting: United States

512 pages · Paperback

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