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This is a lucid and informative book that makes the seemingly daunting subject of quantum physics accessible, appealing, and exciting. Quantum theory is the bedrock of contemporary physics - it informs our understanding of everything from matter in its smallest dimensions to the universe as a whole. But for many, quantum theory remains an impenetrable enigma. Drawing on the unrivalled expertise of a Nobel Laureate and theoretical physicist, ""Quantum Physics for Poets"" is a lucid and informative volume that makes this often daunting subject accessible, appealing, and exciting. Exploring every aspect of quantum physics - from the first experiments, through the strange behaviour of 'particles' that can be in many places at once, to the latest developments, including quantum string theory - this book renders even the most profound reaches of quantum theory understandable.

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No doubt about it, the quantum world is the weirdest place known to the human mind. With unexcelled clarity and humor, Lederman and Hill provide the best guide to this bizarre place I've ever seen. <br>-James Trefil, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics, George Mason University<br><br> Lederman and Hill, two very well known physicists, have written in a prose that speaks to the poet in all of us. A delightful and illuminating guide through the mysteries of the quantum world. <br> -Gino Segre, department of physics and astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

A sparkling and articulate new account of how the quantum revolution changed 20th century science - and, as a further delight, how physics and poetry can speak the same language. -- Chicago Tribune A little gem of a book on an enormously profound and, in many ways, a mysterious subject.... -- Contemporary Physics Book Review Lederman and Hill, two very well known physicists, have written in a prose that speaks to the poet in all of us. A delightful and illuminating guide through the mysteries of the quantum world. -Gino Segre, department of physics and astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

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Leon M. Lederman is a Nobel Laureate, Pritzker Professor of Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and the author of the highly acclaimed The God Particle. Christopher Hill is chairman of the Department of Theoretical Physics at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

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