Awards

• Short-listed for BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2009
• Shortlisted for BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2009.

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'...it does provide a fresh perspective on the debate.' -- Press Association '...the most important popular science book of the year.' -- Bookseller 'A dramatic, powerful and superbly written history.' -- Publishing News 'This is not an easy read. There are many concepts that... I could not come to terms with, but this is the biography on an idea and as such read much like a thriller.' -- Ham & High 'Quantum is a fascinating, powerful and brilliantly written book that shows one of the most important theories of modern science in the making and discusses its implications for our ideas about the fundamental nature of the world and human knowledge, while presenting intimate and insightful portraits of people who made the science. Highly recommended.' -- Bookbag Quantum' is an interesting and informative read.' -- Physics World 'That science is a many-splendored, sexy thing is the radiating message that comes out of this fabulous book...a pulsating narrative' -- Hindustan Times

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2008

Author Information

Manjit Kumar was the founding editor of Prometheus, a journal that covered the arts, sciences and humanities, and has written for various publications including the Guardian, the TES and the Irish Times. He is the co-author of Science and the Retreat from Reason, an adapted chapter of which Michael Frayn described as 'the clearest account I've read yet of the development of quantum mechanics'. He lives in north London with his wife and two sons.

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