Book · 2018 · Biography & Autobiography
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Adventures of a Curious Character
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Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! is one of my favorite books of all time.
Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2016 Listen at 1:31:15 What they say about it
- Authored by Richard Feynman“books that he talked and Ralph Leighton wrote down”2
- Recommended by speakers“I encourage you to do so”2
The best things said about it
If you haven't already read books such as "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman," or "What Do You Care What Other People Think," I encourage you to do so.
Andrew Huberman Huberman Lab · May 2022 The great Richard Fineman, Nobel Prize winning physicist of surely you're joking, Mr. Fineman fame, said that understanding things at a reductionist level added to his sense of beauty with the with the physical world.
Andrew Huberman Huberman Lab · May 2025 His book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, a memoir is catalog of his adventures and misadventures, had been a bestseller.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Mar 2024 He's known colloquially for his book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman.
Naval Ravikant The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2020 Where and when it comes up
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman is a celebrated collection of autobiographical anecdotes detailing the eccentric life, boundless curiosity, and remarkable career of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Andrew Huberman recommended the book on Huberman Lab while discussing personal experiences with grief and loss, and later cited it alongside companion works to highlight Feynman's lifelong tinkering and playful spirit. Naval Ravikant mentioned the publication on The Tim Ferriss Show while describing the physicist's unique background, and Tim Ferriss called it one of his favorite books of all time and a radical, major source of personal inspiration during appearances on StarTalk Radio and his own podcast. Ralph Leighton discussed on Freakonomics Radio how his extensive conversations with Feynman served as the direct basis for the book, noting that the first volume was published in 1985. Huberman also referenced Feynman's broader ethos on Huberman Lab to argue that understanding the physical world at a reductionist level adds to a sense of beauty rather than detracting from it, while Stephen Dubner explored how Leighton helped turn the physicist's famous stories into bestselling literature toward the end of his life.
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Andrew Huberman If you haven't already read books such as "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman," or "What Do You Care What Ot… 3
“The great Richard Fineman, Nobel Prize winning physicist of surely you're joking, Mr. Fineman fame, said that understanding things at a reductionist level added to his sense of beauty with the with the physical world.”
“If you haven't already read books such as "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman," or "What Do You Care What Other People Think," I encourage you to do so.”
“If you read any of the books about Feynman or by Feynman "Surely You're Joking." Mr. Feynman, or "What Do You Care What Other People Think?"”
Tim Ferriss Richard Feynman, another great example, physicist and phenomenal teacher. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman… 3
“and it makes me think of surely you must be joking mr fineman by richard feynman famed physicist who later in life developed a deep friendship with a painter”
“surely you're joking mr. Fineman as a that's only book of in stay a radical book”
“Richard Feynman, another great example, physicist and phenomenal teacher. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! is one of my favorite books of all time.”
Naval Ravikant he's known colloquially for his book surely you're joking mr feynman and a couple of related ones like so w… 1
“he's known colloquially for his book surely you're joking mr feynman and a couple of related ones like so what do you care what other people think”
Stephen Dubner this talking is what Leon helped turn into two books that made Fineman famous toward the end of his life th… 2
“this talking is what Leon helped turn into two books that made Fineman famous toward the end of his life the first one was called surely you're joking Mr Fineman”
“his book surely you're joking Mr Fineman a memoir is catalog of his adventures and Misadventures had been a bestseller”
Jeremy Rys i think i read a book by richard feynman called uh surely you're joking mr fineman and mr feynman 1
“i think i read a book by richard feynman called uh surely you're joking mr fineman and mr feynman”
Jim Gates there's a book called surely you're joking mr. Feinman there's a series of books that starts with surely yo… 1
“there's a book called surely you're joking mr. Feinman there's a series of books that starts with surely you're joking mr. fireman”
Ralph Leighton they would become the basis of two books that he talked and Ralph Leighton wrote down the first one publish… 1
“they would become the basis of two books that he talked and Ralph Leighton wrote down the first one published in 1985 was called surely you're joking Mr Fineman”
Theo Von like he had a quote from one of his uh one of his books and it's crazy reading it it's like uh i just see i… 1
“like he had a quote from one of his uh one of his books and it's crazy reading it it's like uh i just see if you can find it because it's a really it's a crazy quote calling women [ __ ] and i'm like what like that they're worth that that you know i just uh i don't”
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“Many accounts of his life, including 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' and 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?' depict his playful spirit, from pranking colleagues to engaging in artistic endeavors.”
“and it shows you that the fineman that we've all seen in like surely you're joking is different from the feynman in reality”
“i read shirley you're joking”