More likely an "Inspirational" work than a "Scientific" one, the title certainly implies that. In fact, what a pleasure it is to read this book! Really a collection of short works (many speeches) written by acclaimed Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard P. Feynman. But, please don't think it's stuffy or even scientific. Yes, it does at times get scientific, but mostly it's a verbalization, a personal account of the wondrousness of our natural curiosity. Feynman is a well educated boy. He's a boy watching the clouds float and change shape and wondering all sorts of things about them.