# The Character of Physical Law

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- Authors: [Richard Feynman](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-feynman)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2007-09-06
- Genres: Biography: general, Essays, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Popular science, Physics

## Description

A series of classic lectures, delivered in 1960 and recorded for the BBC. This is Feynman's unique take on the problems and puzzles that lie at the heart of physical theory - with Newton's Law of Gravitation; on whether time can ever go backwards; on maths as the supreme language of nature. Demonstrates Feynman's knack of finding the right everyday illustration to bring out the essence of a complicated principle - eg brilliant analogy between the law of conservation energy and the problem of drying yourself with wet towels. 'Feynman's style inspired a generation of scientists. This volume remains the best record I know of his exhilarating vision' - Paul Davies

## Editions

### The Character of Physical Law

- Publisher: The MIT Press
- ISBN: 978-02-6253-341-6
- Pages: 184
- Published: 2017-03-10
- Language: en_US

### The Character of Physical Law

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4195-611-4
- Published: 2007-09-06
- Language: en_GB

### The Character of Physical Law

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4017-505-9
- Pages: 192
- Published: 2007-09-06
- Language: en_GB

## This book in other languages

- [O povaze fyzikálních zákonů : sedmkrát o rytmech přírodních jevů](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-p-feynman/cs/o-povaze-fyzikalnich-zakonu-sedmkrat-o-rytmech-prirodnich-jevu) (cs_CZ)
- [Vom Wesen physikalischer Gesetze](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-p-feynman/de/vom-wesen-physikalischer-gesetze) (de_DE)
- [El carácter de la ley física](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-p-feynman/es/el-caracter-de-la-ley-fisica) (es_ES)
- [Charakter praw fizycznych](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-p-feynman/pl/charakter-praw-fizycznych) (pl_PL)
- [O Que É Uma Lei Física?](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-p-feynman/pt/o-que-e-uma-lei-fisica) (pt_PT)