Flying Circus of Physics

The book Character of Physical Law is based on The Messenger Lectures delivered at Cornell by Richard Feynman in 1964. The book was published by MIT Press first in 1967 [The version that I have is the eleventh reprint form MIT Press]. Richard `Dick' Feynman is guess needs no introduction. In this book he tries to explain the essential characters that a Physical law should have. Chapter 1 starts with the Law of Gravitation as an exemplar of physical law. The book then goes on conservaton laws, symmetry of physical laws and so on... There are seven chapters in the book: 1 The Law of Universal Gravitation, an example of physical law 2 The Relation of Mathematics to Physics 3 The Great Conservation Principles 4 Symmetry in Physical Law 5 The Distinction of Past and Future 6 Probability and Uncertainty - The Quantum Mechanical view of Nature 7 Seeking New Laws The book is written a bit philosophically [that is what I feel], and gives you an added perspective to what you already know....