# The Character of Physical Law

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- Authors: [Richard P. Feynman](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-p-feynman)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4017-505-9
- Pages: 192
- Published: 2007-09-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## 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