The social marketplace for new and used books.

Get started

Learn to sell
Learn to buy
Buy textbooks
Sign up
Buy a giftcard
For the authors

Support

Help
Track a shipment
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Cookies policy

Company

About us
Work with us
Give feedback
Categories

Contact us

Fast delivery with

Safe payments by

Visa
Mastercard
Vipps
Klarna

© 2026 Bookis AS

English

  1. Home
  5. Popular science
  1. Home
  3. Genres
  7. Popular science
Six impossible things

Paperback • 2021 • English • 1. edition

Six impossible things: the 'quanta of solace' and the mysteries of the subatomic world

By John Gribbin

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌

About the book

An accessible primer on all things quantum' - Sunday Times Quantum physics is strange. It tells us that a particle can be in two places at once. Indeed, that particle is also a wave, and everything in the quantum world can be described entirely in terms of waves, or entirely in terms of particles, whichever you prefer. All of this was clear by the end of the 1920s. But to the great distress of many physicists, let alone ordinary mortals, nobody has ever been able to come up with a common sense...Show more

Popular science
Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)

Book details

ISBN

9781785787348

Publisher

Icon Books

Published year

2021

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Six impossible things

Format

Paperback

Shippping and returns

Shipping

Used books are shipped by the seller. Expected delivery after package is sent is 2-4 days.

Returns

Contact the seller after delivery.

Other versions

Six Impossible Things

Six Impossible Things

Hardcover · 2019

Reviews · 0

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

You might also like

The god equation

The god equation

Something Deeply Hidden Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime

Something Deeply Hidden Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime

Sean Carroll

Something deeply hidden

Something deeply hidden

Sean B. Carroll

The order of time

The order of time

Carlo Rovelli

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Oregon) Griffiths David J. (Reed College

This Book Will Blow Your Mind

This Book Will Blow Your Mind

New Scientist

Quantum Physics in Minutes

Quantum Physics in Minutes

Gemma Lavender

The quantum universe

The quantum universe

Brian Cox

Reality is not what it seems

Reality is not what it seems

Carlo Rovelli

Quantum Mechanics (A Ladybird Expert Book)

Quantum Mechanics (A Ladybird Expert Book)

Jim Al-Khalili

Seven brief lessons on physics

Seven brief lessons on physics

Carlo Rovelli

Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics

Leonard Susskind

The Quantum Age

The Quantum Age

Brian Clegg

50 physics ideas you really need to know

50 physics ideas you really need to know

The Quantum Story

The Quantum Story

Jim Baggott

50 physics ideas you really need

50 physics ideas you really need

The Physics Book From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection, 250 Milestones in the History of Physics

The Physics Book From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection, 250 Milestones in the History of Physics

Clifford A. Pickover

Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science

Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science

Lawrence M. Krauss

13 Things That Don't Make Sense

13 Things That Don't Make Sense

Michael Brooks

30-Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Theories in Science

30-Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Theories in Science

Paul Parsons

Quantum Physics Workbook For Bummies

Quantum Physics Workbook For Bummies

Steven Holzner

The Edge of Science

The Edge of Science

Baker, Alan

13 Things that Don't Make Sense The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

13 Things that Don't Make Sense The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

Michael Brooks

The Black Hole War

The Black Hole War

Leonard Susskind

Quantum theory cannot hurt you

Quantum theory cannot hurt you

Chown, Marcus

Zeno's Paradox Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time

Zeno's Paradox Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time

Joseph Mazur

Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You A Guide to the Universe

Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You A Guide to the Universe

Marcus Chown

The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next

The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next

Lee Smolin

Theories of Everything

Theories of Everything

John D. Barrow

Quantum: A Guide For The Perplexed

Quantum: A Guide For The Perplexed

Jim Al-Khalili

The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics

The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics

Daniel F. Styer

Physics and Philosophy The Revolution in Modern Science

Physics and Philosophy The Revolution in Modern Science

Werner Heisenberg

The Elegant Universe Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

The Elegant Universe Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

Brian Greene

Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines

Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines

Jim Al-Khalili

Physics

Physics

Edward Finn

In Search of Schrödinger's Cat

In Search of Schrödinger's Cat

John R. Gribbin

Mind, Brain, and the Quantum The Compound 'I'

Mind, Brain, and the Quantum The Compound 'I'

Michael Lockwood

In Search of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality

In Search of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality

John Gribbin

The Ambidextrous Universe Mirror Asymmetry and Time-reversed Worlds

The Ambidextrous Universe Mirror Asymmetry and Time-reversed Worlds

Martin Gardner