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In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat: Updated Edition
John Gribbin
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Description for In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat: Updated Edition
Paperback. Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. This title tells the story of quantum mechanics. It investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, super conductors and life itself. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering.
In Search of Schrodinger's Cat tells the complete story of quantum mechanics, a truth stranger than any fiction. John Gribbin takes us step by step into an even more bizarre and fascinating place, requiring only that we approach it with an open mind. He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory. He investigates ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552125550
SKU
V9780552125550
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-97
About John Gribbin
John Gribbin gained a PhD from the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge (then under the leadership of Fred Hoyle), before working as a science journalist for Nature and later New Scientist. He is the ‘go to’ man for quantum physics and author of many bestselling popular science books, including Erwin Schrödinger and the Quantum Revolution, In Search of the Multiverse, ... Read more
Reviews for In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat: Updated Edition
In Search Of Schrödinger’s Cat is a primer for the magical, near inexplicable world of quantum mechanics; where cats are both dead and alive, and electrons can be in all places at once until you look at them. Mind-blowing.
Dara Ó Briain
Mail on Sunday
Precise yet mysterious... as beautiful as a poem and as exciting as ... Read more
Dara Ó Briain
Mail on Sunday
Precise yet mysterious... as beautiful as a poem and as exciting as ... Read more