Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution

John Gribbin

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Black Swan
01 May 2013

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science

A fascinating and colourful biography of the father of quantum mechanics, by the bestselling author of the science classic, In Search of Schr dinger's Cat.

Erwin Schr dinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his thought experiment of a cat in a box, both alive and dead at the same time, which revealed the seemingly paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics.

Schr dinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he started university in 1906, Einstein had already published his revolutionary papers on relativity. Now the baton of scientific progress was being passed to a new generation- Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, Niels Bohr, and of course, Schr dinger himself.

In this riveting biography John Gribbin takes us into the heart of the quantum revolution. He tells the story of Schr dinger's surprisingly colourful life (he arrived for a position at Oxford University with both his wife and mistress). And with his trademark accessible style and popular touch, he explains the fascinating world of quantum mechanics, which underpins all of modern science.

By: John Gribbin
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9780552777599
ISBN 10: 0552777595
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 May 2013
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 author of a number of bestselling popular science books, including In Search of Schrodinger's Cat, In Search of the Multiverse, Science: A History and The Universe: A Biography. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex and in 2000 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Reviews for Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution

Gribbin lucidly describes Schroedinger's Silver Surfer view of the universe, as well as revealing some of the more colourful details of Schroedinger's life... at its heart, this book is a fight for the soul of the quantum world * Daily Telegraph * The master of popular science writing * Sunday Times * Gribbin is an established master in the game of demystifying quantum mechanics * Jim Al-Khalili * A fascinating tale of scientific endeavour . . . Gribbin expertly elucidates the relationships and discoveries that shaped Schrodinger's thoughts, including his lengthy correspondence with Albert Einstein, which led to the famous cat-in-the-box thought experiment . . . Anyone wishing to dip their feet in the muddy waters of quantum physics will enjoy this scientific soap opera. But it should be required reading for those eager to understand how the process of scientific discovery really works * New Scientist *