Six Impossible Things

[A]n accessible primer on all things quantum.... rigorous and chatty. ~Sunday Times

'Quantum physics is strange.' These are the first words of John Gribbin’s brilliant new book Six Impossible Things... [a] pocket-sized analysis of the six most important interpretations of quantum mechanics. ~Engineering & Technology

Gribbin gives us a feast of precision and clarity, with a phenomenal amount of information for such a compact space. It’s a TARDIS of popular science books, and I loved it.... Gribbin manages to encapsulate what are sometimes very complex ideas in an approachable fashion. This could well be the best piece of writing this grand master of British popular science has ever produced, condensing as it does many years of pondering the nature of quantum physics into a compact form. ~Popular Science (UK)

This slim hardcover is an elegant and accessible attempt to explain quantum physics to the nonspecialist.... Highly recommended for students of the sciences and fans of science fiction, as well as for anyone who is curious to understand the strange world of quantum physics. ~Forbes

Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing, and this, his latest offering, is a compact and delightful summary of the main contenders for a true interpretation of quantum mechanics. It seems that after thirty five years – since he first published his classic, In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat – we are still looking. If you’ve never puzzled over what our most successful scientific theory means, or even if you have and want to know what the latest thinking is, this new book will bring you up to speed faster than a collapsing wave function. ~Professor Jim Al-Khalili, OBE FRS, physicist, broadcaster, and author of the sci-fi thriller Sunfall