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Very cool article about Richard Feynman – the coolest physicst that ever existed.
http://www.longnow.org/essays/richard-feynman-connection-machine/
If you haven't heard, Feynman has some very interesting books:
- Surely you are joking Mr. Feynman A book of short stories and anecdotes from his life. Lots of good laughs. He also gives advice about dating for physicists.
- QED: quantum electrodynamics, 100page long book which explains the most advanced/beautiful physics – the interactions between light and matter. No math or science background is required. A simple and robust “phase arrow” analogy is used.
- Feynman lectures on physics. A three tome collection of an amazing full year course on physics that Feynman tauch to undergraduates. I think you can find the videos of the lectures online somewhere. These three books cover machanics, fluid mechanics, electricity, magnetism, waves, quantum phenomena, optics, sound, material science. Math is explained as necessary for each new topic. The torrents might have them as PDF. If print them to paper, you will not be wasting that ink. If your child shows some interest in physics, you should definitely print them on your office printer. 800+ pages.