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Textbooks on science may give you a wrong impression that studying science is dry and all too serious and that scientists are absent-minded introverts who never laugh or grin. This image of science and scientists is patently false. Scientists, like any other group of humans, have their share of humorists, and many have led their lives with a great sense of fun and adventure, even as they seriously pursued their scientific work. Two great physicists of this genre are Gamow and Feynman. You will enjoy reading their books listed in the Bibliography.

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True, scientist like any other grup of humans have their share of humorists , lively, jovial fun loving
adventurists people. Some of them are absent minded introvent too. Students are advised to go through
books by two great Physcists, Feynman and Gamow to realise this view.
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