To me, this book didn’t meet the colossal standards of entertainment and intrigue presented by Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman but I read it anyway. It gets quite technical with the descriptions which demanded keen attention I did not possess the patience for while reading but the tone and character of Feynman that I loved through his previous book existed in the lines here as well- albeit in a more serious setting.

One line that resonated strongly with me came up in the very last page of the book:
“If we suppress all discussion, all criticism, proclaiming, “This is the answer, my friend; man is saved!” we will doom humanity for a long time to the chains of authority, confined to the limits of our present imagination.”

What a pithy way to summarise so many evils we have in our society today.

– Swathi Chandrasekaran
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