
Quantum
A Guide for the Perplexed
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Narrated by:
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Hugh Kermode
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By:
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Jim Al-Khalili
From Schrodinger's cat to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, this book untangles the weirdness of the quantum world.
Quantum mechanics underpins modern science and provides us with a blueprint for reality itself. And yet it has been said that if you're not shocked by it, you don't understand it. But is quantum physics really so unknowable? Is reality really so strange? And just how can cats be half alive and half dead at the same time?
Our journey into the quantum begins with nature's own conjuring trick, in which we discover that atoms - contrary to the rules of everyday experience - can exist in two locations at once. To understand this we travel back to the dawn of the 20th century and witness the birth of quantum theory, which over the next 100 years was to overthrow so many of our deeply held notions about the nature of our universe.
Scientists and philosophers have been left grappling with its implications ever since.
Read by Hugh Kermode.
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So far so good. It's not going to let down.
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In a typically captivating Al-Khalili style, even that that cannot be understood is explained easily. "Those who think they understand quantum science, don't understand quantum science" don't ask why, just do the math that works.
The author explains why quantum science is so accurate yet defies intuition and any type of reason. Most scientists in this field only care that the science works. Why quantum physics works in the way it does is something they usually run away from, and for good reason. It makes no sense and defies logic.
Great author, great book, highly recommended for those that still don't understand why we don't understand the quantum world.
The fascinating world of the quantum
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Excellent Read
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excellent introduction
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2nd times a charm
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I loved it. when I learned to use the rewind 30s
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Great non-mathematical coverage of quantum physics
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Great information. What more is known today?
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best layman's guide to the quantum wirls
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Not for beginners
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