What Do You Care What Other People Think?
What Do You Care What Other People Think? is a collection of reminiscences by the physicist Richard Feynman, told to Ralph Leighton, first published by W. W. Norton in New York in October 1988. It includes his account of the Challenger disaster inquiry; Unwin Hyman issued a London edition in 1989.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Norton, 1988
- First published
- W. W. Norton, 1988
- First UK edition
- Unwin Hyman, 1989
The first edition of What Do You Care What Other People Think? by Richard Feynman was published in New York, USA by Norton in 1988. We track 3 editions.
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- Unwin1989 Hardback I own What Do You Care What Other People Think?, Unwin 1989 Log in to want this
- Unwin Hyman1989 Hardback I own What Do You Care What Other People Think?, Unwin Hyman 1989 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Infinity film, 1996
Setting and characters
- Set in
- United States
- Genre
- non-fiction, autobiography
Read next
- Comes after
- “Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!”
In print
- Editions recorded
- 19 on Open Library, 17 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 11 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Richard Feynman
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- "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"1985 · 2 editions
- QED1985 · 2 editions
- No Ordinary Genius1994 · 2 editions
- Six Easy Pieces1994 · 2 editions
- Six Not-So-Easy Pieces1997 · 2 editions
- The Meaning of It All1998 · 2 editions
- The Pleasure of Finding Things Out1999 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of What Do You Care What Other People Think??
The first edition of What Do You Care What Other People Think? by Richard Feynman was published in New York, USA by Norton in 1988.
How many editions of What Do You Care What Other People Think? are there?
We track 3 editions of What Do You Care What Other People Think?, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has What Do You Care What Other People Think? been adapted?
Yes, including Infinity (film, 1996), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after What Do You Care What Other People Think??
In order, it follows “Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!”, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- What Do You Care What Other People Think?, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- What Do You Care What Other People Think? (Q2712899), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- What do you care what other people think? (London: Unwin Hyman, 1989), Wellcome Collection (wellcomecollection.org)
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