In this tour de force of science history, Manjit Kumar gives a dramatic and superbly written account of the theory that sparked the 20th century's most fundamental scientific revolution and the central conflict between Einstein and Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science.

"A Daily Telegraph book of the year. This is a landmark in science writing that resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the sixteenth century. Who is he? A gambler and blasphemer, inventor and chancer, plagued by demons and anxieties, astrologer to kings, emperors, and popes, and the unacknowledged discoverer of the mathematical foundations of quantum physics. The Quantum Astrologer's Handbook, like Jerome,...

Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics as meaningless. A mishmash of solipsism and poor reasoning, Copenhagen endured, as Bohr's students vigorously protected his legacy, and the physics community...

Bestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawking guides the nonscientific reader through the fascinating and befuddling of quantum physics, gathering together the most important papers on the subject and contributing his own highly valuable perspective.

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