Quantum Theory, John Polkinghorne
Quantum Theory, John Polkinghorne
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Quantum Theory
A Very Short Introduction

Author: John Polkinghorne

Narrator: John Polkinghorne

Unabridged: 3 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/08/2021


Synopsis

Quantum theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled seventy-five years after the initial discoveries. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topics discussed. This volume offers the listener access to one of the greatest discoveries in the history of physics and one of the outstanding intellectual achievements of the twentieth century.

About John Polkinghorne

John Polkinghorne was from 1968 to 1979 professor of mathematical physics in the University of Cambridge, and later president of Queen's College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and was knighted in 1997. His many books include The Quantum World, The Faith of a Physicist, and Science and Theology.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin on May 28, 2024

One more book down in my seemingly futile quest to properly wrap my head around quantum theory. This one, as far as books on the subject broadly speaking go, and also as part of the useful VSI series, is a pretty good one. I still have many questions, many of which are probably stupid, but at least......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on September 22, 2012

A good, short overview of quantum theory, but unfortunately does not to a very good job as an introduction, making assumptions about the reader's knowledge of the subject. I fortunately already had some background with quantum theory, but others may have trouble making their way through this book......more

Goodreads review by Abhijeet on June 06, 2017

The first half of the book is great, briefly explains all the theories involved in formation of Quantum theory. The second half wasn't something I was expecting, it was way to tough for me though I have read few other books on the same subject no one talked about the actual maths. The author tried to......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on March 28, 2025

While it may not be my place to comment on the content of this book, I did not go to school nor have I had any formal training in quantum theory, and this is only the third book I've read on the topic, I can say that the organization and readability of this book is one of the better that I have read......more

Goodreads review by Fakhour on September 15, 2017

I think I can safely say that no one understands quantum mechanics - Richard Feynman......more