Essentially a biography of the Physicist Richard Feynman, this book delves into many aspects of his life from his time spent working on the Manhattan Project through to his part played in the enquiry into the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. I would be lying if I said I understood all the theory contained in this book but it gave me a fabulous insight into the world of a man who despised personal catagorisation and tried to show anybody who cared to listen that the universe was a fun and interesting place to be.
I wish he'd been my science teacher at school (with all apologies to Mr Villiers who was).