Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman
Richard P. Feynman

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Thomas Ligon
7th Grade
Van Antwerp Middle School

One of my favorite books is Surely you're Joking Mr. Feynman. It is a collection of autobiographical stories by the Nobel winning Physicist. One of my favorite stories was when he was helping to make the Atomic Bomb. He got good at picking locks. He could get into peoples personal file cabinets. One time he went to a general, and bet him that he could open a large safe which held many top secret files, and documents. The general gladly joined in on the bet, and was astonished that Feynman was able to open the large safe. He had all the locks changed, and in Oak Ridge Feynman wasn't allowed in any personal offices. This was a very funny story, and the others in this book are funny. Feynman also taught himself calculous in the summer after 8th grade. I highly recommend this book to who ever likes to laugh.


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