Books by Robert B. Leighton

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Six Easy Pieces

The “Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher” is a great book that reveals about physics. The authors of this enlightening book are Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew Sands. Richard P. Feynman was the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1965 for his good work on the development of quantum field theory. Feynman teaching method is unique, he explains every topic with suitable examples. In the teaching method, he earned legendary status among all teachers and students.1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered numerous lectures at the California Institute of Technology. He introduces physics with six easy topics, which names are atoms, basic physics, gravitation, energy, quantum mechanics and the relationship of physics with different topics. Furthermore, his topic covered with excellent examples that are good for all readers. Feynman is like one of the great teachers that you find every once in a great while. To sum it up, Six Easy Pieces is a must-read book which introduces the fundamentals of physics.