QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is an adaptation for the general reader of four lectures on quantum electrodynamics (QED) by Richard Feynman (1918-1988).
QED was designed to be a popular science book in a witty style with a very small amount of quantum-mechanical mathematics. It is aimed at teaching an educated general public audience an understanding of what's going on behind the calculations rather than teaching how to do the calculations. It was first published in 1985 by the Princeton University Press.
Read more about QED: The Strange Theory Of Light And Matter: The Book, The Four Lectures
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