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Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life by Leonard Mlodinow
1 review
sweeetpeasoup's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
1.0
Mlodinow’s writing is good, and many of his books have been on my TBR for a while. But this book had strong undercurrents of sexism and queer phobia. It props up the Lone Genius ideal and romanticizes the most toxic aspects of physics culture. Mlodinow consistently writes off famous physicists’ inappropriate and abusive behavior as fun little quirks without meaningful analysis of their negative impact on physics and science. He writes with condescension and disdain for all non-physicists and I get such strong misogyny vibes from the way he describes every single woman who is mentioned in this book.
Really cannot recommend unless you want to get angry about how physics used to be (and continues to be because of sentimental retellings such as this).
Really cannot recommend unless you want to get angry about how physics used to be (and continues to be because of sentimental retellings such as this).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Transphobia, and Sexism
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