Richard Feynman était un calculateur prodige. Dans le Projet Manhattan, il fut chargé du calcul à la main de l’énergie libérée par l’explosion d’une bombe atomique. Il connaissait mieux que personne les possibilités et les limites du calcul électronique.

Dans ces leçons, il expose les bases de l’informatique : les machines de Türing, l’architecture des ordinateurs, la théorie du calcul informatique, la théorie du codage et de l’information. Il livre aussi ses réflexions sur les relations profondes entre physique et informatique : thermodynamique, ordinateurs quantiques et physique des semi-conducteurs.

On retrouve ici avec délectation le style brillant et humoristique de Feynman.

Richard Feynman, prix Nobel de physique en 1965, était professeur de physique théorique au California Institute of Technology. Les éditions Odile Jacob ont notamment publié ses célèbres Leçons sur la physique et ses Leçons sur la gravitation.

Learn about Einstein's theory of relativity from a physics Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) in six memorable lessons

A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original.

Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. Here he recounts in his inimitable voice his experience trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek; cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets; accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums; painting a naked female toreador. In short, here is Feynman's life in all its eccentric—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah.

The New York Times best-selling sequel to "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

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. A. Zee's introduction places Feynman’s book and his seminal contribution to QED in historical context and further highlights Feynman’s uniquely appealing and illuminating style.