

Feynman, quantum electrodynamics, the fine art of the bongo drums, the outrageously obscure nation of Tuva, or the development and popularization of the field of physics in the United States need look no further than this rich and joyful work. Ottaviani tackles the bad with the good, leaving the reader delighted by Feynman's exuberant life and staggered at the loss humanity suffered with his death.Īnyone who ever wanted to know more about Richard P. Written by nonfiction comics mainstay Jim Ottaviani and brilliantly illustrated by First Second author Leland Myrick, Feynman tells the story of the great man's life from his childhood in Long Island to his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster.

In this substantial graphic novel biography, First Second presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman. Jim Ottaviani is an American former nuclear engineer, librarian, and author of several comic books about the history of science (e.g., Two-Fisted Science. In questa nuova biografia, Jim Ottaviani e il disegnatore Leland Myrìck ritraggono la vita dello scienziato sotto forma di romanzo grafico.
