Surely You&#x27;re Joking, Mr. Feynman is a fantastic book; worth every page.  I was just listening to the Upvoted podcast where they interview Unidan, a once popular scientist on Reddit.  One of the things he talked about was how he always wanted to convey to others that scientists are normal people just like everyone else.  They don&#x27;t live in a clean white lab coat atop a pedestal of beakers; scientists spend most of their time doing average joe stuff, running experiments in their underpants, and brewing craft beer with lab equipment.  He wanted to make that clear, in the hopes that it would inspire people to go &quot;Hey, if that shumlp can be a scientist, why can&#x27;t I?&quot;<p>That immediately reminded me of the Feynman book.  It humanizes Feynman, turning him from the great untouchable figurehead of quantum physics to an average, hounddog schlum like most of us.  The guy would hang out in titty bars while working on his theories!  It&#x27;s oddly inspiring.