Feynman Lectures on Computation (Hey 1996, 2023) - Weekend Classics

🎙️ Welcome back to another episode of Revise and Resubmit!English Podcast starts at 00:00:12Bengali Podcast starts at 00:12:12This is your special weekend segment — Weekend Classics — where the past meets the present, and forgotten gems of academia are dusted off, reimagined, and celebrated. 🕰️📚Today’s episode is unlike any other. Because today, we aren't just flipping through any old book. We’re stepping into the mind of a man who saw atoms dance, who saw computers as playgrounds of thought — yes, we’re talking about none other than Richard P. Feynman — the Nobel Laureate, the maverick professor, the ultimate explainer of the universe.🧠💡 And the book?It’s the Anniversary Edition of “Feynman Lectures on Computation”, posthumously authored by Feynman, and edited with brilliance by Tony Hey — a man whose life reads like the roadmap of modern scientific computing. From Caltech to CERN, from MPI standards to Microsoft research, from quantum whispers to big data storms — Tony Hey has been at the heart of it all. 👨‍💻🔬🌐This edition, published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, on 18 May 2023, isn’t just a reprint. It’s a resurrection of the 1996 original edition.With new chapters by John Preskill on the evolution of quantum computing,🔋 John Shalf on the future beyond Moore’s Law,🧠 and Eric Mjolsness on Feynman’s early musings about AI and neural nets —this book feels less like a static text and more like a time machine, carrying Feynman’s playful genius right into the dilemmas and dreams of today’s computer science.But here’s the question…🤔 How did a man known for making quarks understandable to freshmen become one of the earliest thinkers to imagine a quantum computer — before most of us had even heard the word “bit”?✨Stay tuned as we dive deep, think hard, laugh a little, and reflect on how much Feynman still has to teach us — not just about computing, but about curiosity itself.🙏 Special thanks to the Editor, Tony Hey, and the publisher, CRC Press, for making this anniversary edition a gift to the world of thinkers and tinkerers.🎧 Love what you hear?Don’t forget to subscribe to “Revise and Resubmit” on Spotify, and follow our YouTube channel “Weekend Researcher” 🎥 for more deep dives into timeless academic treasures. We’re also available on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcast — because good ideas should be easy to find, wherever you like to listen. 🔊📱💻So buckle up… because this weekend, we’re not just revisiting a lecture —We’re unlocking the mind of Feynman.ReferenceHey, T. (2023). Feynman Lectures on Computation. In CRC Press eBooks. Informa. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003358817Caltech PMA. (2023, June 22). Feynman and Computation - Tony Hey. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8fUz5iNw6gTEDx Talks. (2011, March 4). TEDxCaltech - Tony Hey - Feynman and Computation. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9miKIWIYi4wYoutube channel link https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcherSupport us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/weekendresearcher