In Search of Schrodinger's Cat

By John Gribbin

Book Overview

An enthralling and delightful introduction to the strange world of quantum theory, an essential element in understanding modern society "A gripping account of the history of quantum mechanics and a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552125555
• ISBN13: 9780552125550
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: BLACK SWAN
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.1" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Quantum Mechanics in a palatable form.

John Gribban wrote this in a long rantish form. Though it breaks down the science beautifully.

A must read

It's hard to overstate the importance of this book. It's also hard to overstate the value. John Gribbin has written one of those timeless books that belongs to the ages. Despite the fact that it's decades out of date, it's still current. Despite the fact that much has been discovered about the field of quantum physics since he wrote this book, nothing in it has been superseded. And yet, it's so clear that "Cat" is one of those books that those of us who write about science and technology as a profession use as a touchstone - a book that we compare our own writing against - and find wanting.My original copy of this book is so worn from reading that it must be replaced. Both of my daughters read this book, and became physicists or are about to. This is a book so important, and so readable, that it helps define its category. This is more than a good read. It's a necessary read.

IN SEARCH OF SCHRODINGER'S CAT

I am an architect/ Autocad drafter with limited knowledge of physics, but this book was wonderful. It refreshed what little I did learn in High School in the 60's and added so much more. I grasped the basics with little struggle and went on to read Gribbin's rewrite of the book, 'Schrodinger's Kittens..'. I was so excited about what I understood that I am now reading 'Dreams of a Final Theory' by Steven Weinberg. ........ I am amazed that I am! .....

A great read on an extraordinary topic

This is a wonderful book that deals with a rather fascinating subject: quantum mecahnics. For those who may not be familiar w/QM, it is the physics of the microcosmic world of electrons, photons, protons & neutrons. It is where Newtonian causality breaks down, where there appears a "totally new ballgame." Gribbin does an excellent job of writing for the layman, especially considering the recondite nature of the topic. However, I would recommend anyone interested in QM to read Alice In Quantumland by Robert Gilmore first as it is slightly more accessible & also has the advantage of being "fun" to read (it is told as an allegorized story). Note that I still recommend Gribbin's book, but AFTER one has read Gilmore's. It may help to make Gribbin's book make a bit more sense. All in all, though, this is an enlightening work.