The Quantum World by Kenneth Ford, Harvard University Press, £16.95/$24.95, ISBN 0674013425 Reviewed by Marcus Chown
DESPITE the repeated claims of publishers, including this one, the book on “quantum physics for everyone” has yet to be written. That isn’t to say this contribution by Kenneth Ford, a former director of the American Institute of Physics, is a disappointment. Absolutely not. The Quantum World is an excellent book – one of the best popular accounts of quantum theory I have read. Ford has a deep understanding of his demanding subject and he leavens his account with colour and anecdote. At what age would a physicist become famous?…
