The Magick of Matter

‘The Magick of Matter explicitly sets out to stop us taking ordinary, everyday stuff for granted, and to restore our sense of wonder at the wizardry of the world’ - Tom Sutcliffe, BBC Radio 4‘Conversational and lively … the author’s wonder and sense of excitement shine through … a fascinating tale of an often-overlooked pillar of modern science’ - Nature Physics‘Well-handled and consistently engaging. It combines fascinating facts with real insights into what are in some cases relatively unfamiliar aspects of physics.’ - Peter Forbes‘Felix Flicker brilliantly reveals the secrets behind the modern-day magic we call physics. A beautifully crafted book to inspire the next generation of scientific wizards and to help the current generation to understand the bizarre universe we inhabit’ - Marcus du Sautoy, author‘Playful, profound and penetrating: an exhilarating gallop through the mystical world of matter’ - Charles Foster, author

Felix Flicker is a lecturer at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University. He is the author of scientific papers in both Nature and Science as well as popular science articles. While he cannot claim formal credentials as a wizard, he has a black belt in Kung Fu and is also the former British Champion of Shuai Jiao (Chinese Wrestling).