Quanta in Distress, 2024th Edition

“The book is an appeal to science educators to help sustain scientific literacy and keep quantum physics anchored to science rather than fantasies built around it.” (G.S. Mudur, IIT Madras Shaastra, shaastramag.iitm.ac.in, Vol. 4 (11), December, 2025)

“Hassani impressively charts the principal mistakes made by the spiritual teachers looking for legitimacy via a connection to modern science, an undertaking that requires him to discuss quantum physics in some detail and with great clarity. … this is a rigorously researched and well-argued book that should be read by anyone interested in the commandeering of science by pseudoscience. A meticulous study composed in admirably accessible prose.” (Kirkus, kirkusreviews.com, October 27, 2024)

Sadri Hassani is Professor Emeritus of physics at Illinois State University and Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his PhD in theoretical physics from Princeton University and is currently on the editorial board of Springer-Nature’s Graduate Texts in Physics series. His first publication, Mathematical Physics, a graduate-level textbook now in its third edition, has become an authoritative text on the subject. His current area of interest is using physics as a venue for the dissemination of critical thinking. He lives with his wife in Champaign, IL.