John Gribbin

An astrophysicist offers an introduction to the theoretical principles, practical applications, and far-reaching implications of quantum physics and quantum mechanics

Quantum Physics and Reality

In Search of Schrödinger's Cat

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"First published in the United Kingdom in 2015 by Icon Books Ltd."--Title page verso.

The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything

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A concise and engaging investigation of six interpretations of quantum physics. Rules of the quantum world seem to say that a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time and a particle can be in two places at once. And that particle is also a wave; everything in the quantum world can described in terms of waves—or entirely in terms of particles. These interpretations were all established by the end of the 1920s, by Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, and others. But no one has yet come up with a common sense explanation of what is going on. In this concise and engaging book, astrophysicist John Gribbin offers an overview of six of the leading interpretations of quantum mechanics. Gribbin calls his account “agnostic,” explaining that none of these interpretations is any better—or any worse—than any of the others. Gribbin presents the Copenhagen Interpretation, promoted by Niels Bohr and named by Heisenberg; the Pilot-Wave Interpretation, developed by Louis de Broglie; the Many Worlds Interpretation (termed “excess baggage” by Gribbin); the Decoherence Interpretation (“incoherent”); the Ensemble “Non-Interpretation”; and the Timeless Transactional Interpretation (which theorized waves going both forward and backward in time). All of these interpretations are crazy, Gribbin warns, and some are more crazy than others—but in the quantum world, being more crazy does not necessarily mean more wrong.

The Mystery of the Quantum World

Six Impossible Things

The Arrow that Points But Does Not Move

The Time Illusion

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تاريخ العلم  1543 - 2001  - الجزء الأول

We once had to abandon the idea of Earth being at the centre of the Universe. Now, we need to confront an even more profound possibility: the Universe itself might just be one universe among many. In Search of The Multiverse takes us on an extraordinary journey, examining the most fundamental questions in science. What are the boundaries of our Universe? Can there be different physical laws to the ones we know? Are there in fact other universes? Do we really live in a Multiverse? This book is a search - the ultimate search - exploring the frontiers of reality. Ideas that were once science fiction have now come to dominate modern physics. And, as John Gribbin shows, there is increasing evidence that there really is more to the Universe than we can see. Gribbin guides us through the different competing theories (there is more than one Multiverse!) revealing what they have in common and what we can come to expect. He gives a brilliant tour of the current state of cosmology. Along the way Gribbin explores the very latest thinking about quantum theory, about gravity and the fundamental forces that shape our world, about time and multiple dimensions, about matter itself, and the growth and fate of the known Universe. He even examines the future, where we will one day confront the possibility of creating universes ourselves - and the risks and the extraordinary mind-bending implications that this brings. John Gribbin is our best, most accessible guide to the big questions of science. And there is no bigger question than our search for the Multiverse.

In Search of the Multiverse

Erwin Schrödinger 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. Schrödinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he was starting 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, Schrödinger himself. In this riveting biography John Gribbin takes us into the heart of the quantum revolution. He tells the story of Schrödinger's surprisingly colourful life (he arrived for a position at Oxford University with both his wife and mistress). And with his trade mark accessible style and popular touch explains the fascinating world of quantum mechanics, which underpins all of modern science.

Erwin Schrödinger and the Quantum Revolution

تاريخ العلم 1543 - 2001  - الجزء الثاني

Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality

The 'Quanta of Solace' and the Mysteries of the Subatomic World

The Quantum Mystery

1915 and the general theory of relativity

Einstein's masterwork

Mary Gribbin

What if Newton had never lived? A compelling dual biography argues that Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley easily could have filled the giant's shoes--and deserve credit for the birth of modern science. Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Although Newton is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time and the father of the English scientific revolution, John and Mary Gribbin uncover the fascinating story of Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose scientific achievements neatly embrace the hundred years or so during which science as we know it became established. They argue persuasively that, even without Newton, science would have made a great leap forward in the second half of the seventeenth century, headed by two extraordinary figures, Hooke and Halley.

Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science

Out of the Shadow of a Giant

John and Mary Gribbin tell the remarkable story of how we came to understand the phenomenon of Ice Ages. They focus on the key personalities obsessed with the quest for answers to tantalizing questions.How frequently do Ice Ages occur? How do astronomical rhythms affect the Earth's climate? Have there always been two polar ice caps? What does the future have in store?With startling new material on how the last major Ice Epoch could have hastened human evolution, Ice Age explains why and how we learned the Earth was once covered in ice-and how that made us human."Best work of science exposition and history that I've read in many years!"-Charles Munger, Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation

Ice Age

The amazing true science behind the fiction of His Dark Materials, ideal for fans of the original trilogy and The Book of Dust, with an introduction by Philip Pullman. Award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal how the world of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) is rooted in astonishing scientific truth. Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, they answer fascinating questions such as: could parallel worlds like Will's and Lyra's really exist? How does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra's hair? And, of course, what are the Dark Materials?

With an Introduction by Philip Pullman

The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials

John Gribbin, author of Six Impossible Things, shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize, presents a tour of seven fundamental scientific truths that underpin our very existence. These ‘pillars of science’ also defy common sense. For example, solid things are mostly empty space, so how do they hold together? There appears to be no special ‘life force’, so how do we distinguish living things from inanimate objects? And why does ice float on water, when most solids don’t? You might think that question hardly needs asking, and yet if ice didn’t float, life on Earth would never have happened. The answers to all of these questions were sensational in their day, and some still are. Throughout history, science has been able to think the unthinkable – and Gribbin brilliantly shows the surprising secrets on which our understanding of life is based.

The Incredible Lightness of Ice, and Other Scientific Surprises

Seven Pillars of Science

The Mystery of the Moon, and Other Implausible Scientific Truths

Eight Improbable Possibilities

Evren, küçük bir ateş topundan bugünkü büyüklüğüne nasıl geldi? Büyük Patlama her şeyin başlangıcı mı? Dünya üzerinde yaşam nereden geldi? Gezegenler nasıl oluşur? Sonumuz nasıl gelecek? Hepsi bir yana, bütün bunları nasıl bilebiliyoruz? Bilim ve bilim insanları üzerine yazan, İngiltere'nin en popüler yazarlarından John Gribbin tüm zamanların en ihtişamlı biyografisini, Evrenin biyografisini başından sonuna (ve ötesine) anlatıyor. Bu anlatılan bizim, etrafımızdaki dünyanın hikayesidir. Gribbin, 14 milyar yıl önceki Büyük Patlamadan yıldızların ve galaksilerin oluşumuna, hayatın ilk kıpırtılarından kara maddeye, kara enerjiden her şeyin teorisine ve gelecekteki Büyük Çöküş veya Büyük Yırtılma ihtimallerine kadar Evrenimizle ilgili her konuyu masaya yatırıyor.

"Derin çağırışımlar uyandırıyor. Evrenimizin geçtiği her aşama var."
-Independent-

"Konu hakkında edinilebilecek en güncel bilgilere dair en açık özet."
-Daily Telegraph-

"Sonuçları hepimizin dünyasını sarsacak."
-Sunday Herald-

"İngiltere'nin en önemli ve üretken yazarlarından biri."
-Sunday Telegraph-

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