Tuva or Bust!: Richard Feynman's Last Journey
of Ralph Leighton
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In 1977, Feynman and his sidekickâ fellow drummer and geography enthusiast Ralph Leightonâset out to make arrangements to visit Tuva, doing noble and hilarious battle with Soviet red tape, befriending quite a few Tuvans, and discovering the wonders of Tuvan throat-singing. Their Byzantine attempts to reach Tannu Tuva would span a decade, interrupted by Feynman's appointment to the committee investigating the Challenger disaster, and his tragic struggle with the cancer that finally killed him. Tuva or Bust! chronicles the deepening friendship of two zany, brilliant strategists whose love of the absurd will delight and instruct. It is Richard Feynman's last, best adventure.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 272 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date June 17th 2000
- First Publication 01/01/91
- Language English
- ISBN 9780393320695
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Altadena, California (United States)']
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