An exhilarating tour of the contemporary quantum landscape, this book addresses the question that most others fail to ask- what does quantum mechanics actually mean?
Philip Ball writes regularly in the scientific and popular media and worked for many years as an editor for physical sciences at Nature. His books cover a wide range of scientific and cultural phenomena, and include Critical Mass- How One Thing Leads To Another (winner of the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books), The Music Instinct, Curiosity- How Science Became Interested in Everything, Serving The Reich- The Struggle for the Soul of Science Under Hitler, Invisible- The History of the Unseen from Plato to Particle Physics and The Water Kingdom- A Secret History of China.
This is the book I wish I could have written, but am very glad I've
read. It's an accessible, persuasive and thorough appraisal of what
the most important theory in all of science actually means.
*Jim Al-Khalili*
Excellent.
*Spectator*
Ball is an exceptionally talented writer who manages to combine
accessibility and thoroughness in razor-sharp prose
*Physics World*
Riveting ... Ball is an intelligent guide
*Nature*
A deeply fascinating book … Philip Ball is a rare writer in having
such depth of knowledge of a difficult field, yet retaining the
critical eye of an observer. Highly recommended.
*Jon Butterworth, Professor of Physics at UCL and author of
SMASHING PHYSICS*
A laudable achievement.
*The Sunday Times*
Ball, a gifted and prolific science writer familiar to Prospect
readers, is a demanding but engaging guide to this daunting
terrain.
*Prospect*
A subtle unpacking of Heisenberg’s famous uncertainty principle… is
alone worth the price of the book... Ball takes us on a whirlwind
tour through the quantum realm
*New Statesman*
Perfect. It is engaging and clear without feeling dumbed down. I
would recommend it to anyone who is interested in really
understanding what quantum physics is all about
*RSC*
This author explains his subject simply and thoughtfully
*Economist, **Books of the Year***
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