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Mysteries of the Quantum Universe
The bestselling French graphic novel about the mind-bending world of quantum physics
Take an incredible journey through the quantum universe with explorer Bob and his dog Rick, as they travel through a world of wonders, talk to Einstein about atoms, hang out with Heisenberg on Heligoland and eat crepes with Max Planck. Along the way, we find out that a dog - much like a cat - can be both dead and alive, the gaze of a mouse can change the universe, and a comic book can actually make quantum physics fun, easy to understand and downright enchanting.
'Billed as "Tintin meets Brian Cox", the book was created by theoretical physicist Thibault Damour and illustrator Mathieu Burniat so it's as scientifically accurate as it is beautiful' BBC Focus
Take an incredible journey through the quantum universe with explorer Bob and his dog Rick, as they travel through a world of wonders, talk to Einstein about atoms, hang out with Heisenberg on Heligoland and eat crepes with Max Planck. Along the way, we find out that a dog - much like a cat - can be both dead and alive, the gaze of a mouse can change the universe, and a comic book can actually make quantum physics fun, easy to understand and downright enchanting.
'Billed as "Tintin meets Brian Cox", the book was created by theoretical physicist Thibault Damour and illustrator Mathieu Burniat so it's as scientifically accurate as it is beautiful' BBC Focus
Readers Top Reviews
David A.
Would be a better title. Even if you do not understand the maths the cartoon explanation is sufficient to allow you picture the weird subject of quantum physics and better understand what a strange reality we live in. Another version of myself on the other hand may not have liked this book as much as this self and only given it 3 stars. Then again on another version of reality I may have given it only 1 star.
MrShopper
Its ok, got about half way and lost interest. I think Logicomix was a better read though not directly comparable
James DJames D
The combination of Quantum Mechanics with a children's genre text is hardly new ( I very much like
Dr. Mathew Raymond D
I have read the book and it is excellent value for money. It arrived earlier than originally promised and was in excellent condition. I am very pleased!
Squirr-El
This 136-page graphic novel is an educational adventure into the mysteries of quantum physics, with a Tin-Tin-like hero Bob, and his dog, Rick, who takes the place of the famous cat in the Shrodinger experiment. The story begins with the dynamic duo making a European Space Agency landing on the Moon, only for a dramatic accident to occur… Back on Earth, Bob then finds himself caught up in a dream-like adventure in which he meets a succession of scientists – famous and not so famous – who explain the stages of the development of various quantum-related theories, which eventually return him to the Moon, and the recovery of his dog. Budding science fiction writers plea note – the outcome of the cat experiment is not an either-or situation, but dependent on various factors as to how often the cat (or dog) perishes. The artwork and general style of the story reminded me a little of Dave Sim’s Cerebus, when the writer would go off on one of his literary/philosophical adventures. I did learn a bit from this, or I should say understand a bit, particularly the business of electron shells in atoms which now makes sense to me. I also read a local library copy. PS: See “The Strangest Man: The hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius” for the story of the man who did the maths for Schrodinger and Heisenberg, and shared a Nobel Prize with one of them. There is a photograph of the three of them in Sweden for the awards, along with Dirac’s mother and Shrodinger’s wife, who appears to be wearing the cat as a stole.
