QED, Richard Feynman

QED:  The strange theory of light and matter by Richard P. Feynman is a book I've wanted to read for a while and have put off looking for a cheap copy.  I found one.

Started: 2/27/2014
Completed: 3/1/2014
Recommendation: Strongly recommended for anyone who has studied some quantum physics
Recommended By:  Nobody


Review:

 I really enjoy the way that Richard Feynman explains things.  It is so nice to read a clear and cogent description of a fantastically complicated concept without resorting to highly specific nomenclature.  This book is a collection of 4 lectures and I enjoyed all of it.  Some experiments that had been well known to me (like the double slit experiment) and that I had found remarkably frustrating became clear.  This book does not resort to "magic" like wave-particle duality or state collapse to explain how things work.  I especially love that Richard Feynman who was a consummate experimentalist did not resort to a requirement that an observer be involved to explain things.  Best of all, I like the way that he explained  how a lens worked.  What a great book!