In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat review

In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality by John Gribbin (Author). Quantum concept is so surprising that Einstein could not carry himself to just accept it. It is so vital that it supplies the basic underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we’d have no nuclear energy or nuclear weapons, no TV, no computer systems, 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 reality stranger than any fiction. John Gribbin takes us step-by-step into an ever more strange and fascinating place, requiring solely that our strategy it with an open mind. He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory. He investigates the atom, radiation, time journey, the start of the universe, superconductors and life itself. 

And in a world full of its own delights, mysteries and surprises, he searches for Schrodinger’s Cat – a search for quantum reality – as he brings every reader to a clear understanding of the most important space of scientific research in the present day – quantum physics. In Search of Schrodinger’s Cat is a fascinating and pleasant introduction to the strange world of the quantum – a vital element in understanding in the present day’s world.

This can be a fantastic guide that deals with a relatively fascinating subject: quantum mechanics. For many who will not be acquainted w/QM, it’s the physics of the microcosmic world of electrons, photons, protons & neutrons. It is where Newtonian causality breaks down, where there seems a “completely new ball game.” Gribbin does an excellent job of writing for the layman, particularly contemplating the recondite nature of the topic. Nevertheless, I might recommend anyone curious about QM to learn Alice In Quantumland by Robert Gilmore first as it’s slightly extra accessible & additionally has the benefit of being “enjoyable” to read (it is informed as an allegorized story). A word that I nonetheless advocate Gribbin’s e book, but AFTER one has learned Gilmore’s. It could assist to make Gribbin’s guide make a bit extra sense. All in all, though, that is an enlightening work.

John Gribbin wrote a wonderful introduction to probably the toughest topics one could wrap their mind around. He clearly said that this e book was written for the layman, not those which were exposed to both the ideas and math. If you want to perceive the basic truths of quantum, however are not realized in advanced physics or math, buy this book.

In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality

John Gribbin (Author)

302 pages

Bantam Books (August 1, 1984)

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