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steve_hayer's review against another edition
4.0
Four stars for the book, pretty good explanation of the theory and the potted history of the brilliant minds that conjured it up in the first place, enjoyed the wtf moments when it started getting really weird.
I Recently watched the brilliant 'Everything, everywhere all at once' and thought wow what a mind fuck that was. But the truth it seems is stranger than fiction.
I think Richard Feynman was quoted as saying "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics." Well, I don't think I understand quantum mechanics therefore I must understand quantum mechanics. So please send me my PhD post haste.
I Recently watched the brilliant 'Everything, everywhere all at once' and thought wow what a mind fuck that was. But the truth it seems is stranger than fiction.
I think Richard Feynman was quoted as saying "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics." Well, I don't think I understand quantum mechanics therefore I must understand quantum mechanics. So please send me my PhD post haste.
edlin314's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.0
I am glad I read this book. It was a lot easier to understand than some other books like this and it connect things I’ve already learned in school to more complex topics. Incredibly interesting and engaging.
tansybradshaw's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Though I only may have brought this because of the name - it was interesting to hear about the history.
cosmoambuj0's review against another edition
5.0
An amazing insight into history of development of Quantum Mechanics from earlier discovery of subatomic particles to electron wave function. PS:- This book is for everyone, you don't need any mathematics to understand the concepts in it. All you need is curiosity.
nekokat's review against another edition
3.0
(reread) Very readable layman's introduction to the weird world of quantum physics. Not sure how much of the material is now outdated.
rebsy's review against another edition
5.0
this book is f******n awesome.
i read it in highschool and then again in college - because while you're reading it it's like having a really good teacher who holds your attention and makes you understand unusual ideas but as soon as you finish and put it down you're like "wait, how does that work again?" so for me at least, i have to be reading it to maintain that state of enlightenment. maybe after a certain number of reads it will stick - because i am not naturally good at this sort of subject.
this book explains generally the perplexing, mind-boggling, paradoxical principles of quantum physics while relating the history of discoveries leading up to and through it, including the discovery of the X-Ray.
I think this book is meant for laypeople, you don't need to understand any equations, but even for an expert, I think having the history laid out like this, and told in such a personable voice, must be interesting and helpful.
this book also led me to read other books about heisenberg and einstein.
it definitely make you think. yeah, it definitely makes you think.
i read it in highschool and then again in college - because while you're reading it it's like having a really good teacher who holds your attention and makes you understand unusual ideas but as soon as you finish and put it down you're like "wait, how does that work again?" so for me at least, i have to be reading it to maintain that state of enlightenment. maybe after a certain number of reads it will stick - because i am not naturally good at this sort of subject.
this book explains generally the perplexing, mind-boggling, paradoxical principles of quantum physics while relating the history of discoveries leading up to and through it, including the discovery of the X-Ray.
I think this book is meant for laypeople, you don't need to understand any equations, but even for an expert, I think having the history laid out like this, and told in such a personable voice, must be interesting and helpful.
this book also led me to read other books about heisenberg and einstein.
it definitely make you think. yeah, it definitely makes you think.