Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics And Everyone Needs to Know Something About It

<p><b>The International Bestseller<br>A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book 2025</b><br><br><b>'Ambitious . . . pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics' – <i>New Scientist</i></b><br><br>Quantum physics is the cornerstone of our world. Yet, at the same time, it’s one of the hardest subjects for ordinary mortals to grasp.<br><br>In <i>Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics</i>, a husband-and-wife team – renowned physicist Frank Verstraete and writer Céline Broeckaert – demystifies this essential branch of science. Together, they unravel the reasons the universe behaves in its weird ways – and just why it’s so important to understand them.<br><br>In this book, you will discover:</p><ul><li>How symmetry governs the universe.</li><li>The untold stories of pioneering women in quantum science.</li><li>How quantum principles power our gadgets and lives.</li><li>The real essence behind quantum puzzles and discoveries.</li></ul><p><br>Part-history and part-popular science, <i>Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics</i> serves as a bridge between the complex world of quantum physics and the curious mind.<br><br><b>'A physics book unlike any other . . . breathtaking' – John Preskill, theoretical physicist and Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech</b><br><br><b>'Quantum physics has long been mysterious, yet [the authors] succeed, often with brilliance, in making its history and mind-blowing ways accessible to lay readers' – <i>Nature</i><br><br>'Entertaining, unorthodox and highly readable' – Professor Ian Stewart, bestselling co-author of <i>The Science of Discworld</i><br><br>'A delightful book for all those who do not speak the language of mathematics but are curious about the most beautiful of theories and their impact on our lives' – Barbara Terhal, theoretical physicist</b></p>