Beyond Weird

This is the book I wish I could have written, but am very glad I’ve read. It’s an accessible, persuasive and thorough appraisal of what the most important theory in all of science actually means. – Jim Al-KhaliliExcellent. – Andrew Crumey * Spectator *Ball is an exceptionally talented writer who manages to combine accessibility and thoroughness in razor-sharp prose – Philip Moriarty * Physics World *Riveting … Ball is an intelligent guide – Natalie Wolchover * Nature *A deeply fascinating book … Philip Ball is a rare writer in having such depth of knowledge of a difficult field, yet retaining the critical eye of an observer. Highly recommended. – Jon Butterworth, Professor of Physics at UCL and author of SMASHING PHYSICSA laudable achievement. – Rob Kingston * The Sunday Times *Ball, a gifted and prolific science writer familiar to Prospect readers, is a demanding but engaging guide to this daunting terrain. – Anjana Ahuja * Prospect *A subtle unpacking of Heisenberg’s famous uncertainty principle… is alone worth the price of the book… Ball takes us on a whirlwind tour through the quantum realm – Manjit Kumar * New Statesman *Perfect. It is engaging and clear without feeling dumbed down. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in really understanding what quantum physics is all about – Kathryn Gempf * RSC *This author explains his subject simply and thoughtfully * Economist, Books of the Year *

Philip Ball writes regularly in the scientific and popular media and worked for many years as an editor for physical sciences at Nature. His books cover a wide range of scientific and cultural phenomena, and include Critical Mass- How One Thing Leads To Another (winner of the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books), The Music Instinct, Curiosity- How Science Became Interested in Everything, Serving The Reich- The Struggle for the Soul of Science Under Hitler, Invisible- The History of the Unseen from Plato to Particle Physics and The Water Kingdom- A Secret History of China.