Description
In 1977, Feynman and his sidekick fellow drummer and geography enthusiast Ralph Leighton set out to make arrangements to visit Tuva, doing noble and hilarious battle with Soviet red tape, befriending quite a few Tuvans, and discovering the wonders of Tuvan throat-singing. Their Byzantine attempts to reach Tannu Tuva would span a decade, interrupted by Feynman's appointment to the committee investigating the Challenger disaster, and his tragic struggle with the cancer that finally killed him. Tuva or Bust! chronicles the deepening friendship of two zany, brilliant strategists whose love of the absurd will delight and instruct. It is Richard Feynman's last, best adventure.
Author: Ralph Leighton
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/01/2000
Pages: 262
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780393320695
ISBN10: 0393320693
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers