Simply Schrödinger

JOHN GRIBBIN.

Aug 2021 · Simply Charly

About this ebook

Best known for his eponymously named thought experiment Schrödinger's cat, Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) was a Nobel-prize-winning theoretical physicist who was among the founders of quantum mechanics. His groundbreaking wave equation changed the face of quantum theory by showing that particles of matter have a dual nature and in some situations act like waves. Written by acclaimed science writer John Gribbin for a general audience, Simply Schrödinger is an engaging, accessible, and highly entertaining biography that requires no previous knowledge of physics to appreciate the colorful life and lasting legacy of a man who revolutionized his field and changed the way we see the world.

About the author

Trained as an astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge before becoming a full-time science writer, John Gribbin's books include the highly acclaimed In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, The First Chimpanzee, In Search of the Big Bang, In the Beginning, In Search of the Edge of Time, In Search of the Double Helix, The Stuff of the Universe (with Martin Rees), Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, and Einstein: A Life in Science (with Michael White).