How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel

How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel

Learn the basics of quantum physics with this clever, fun, and lighthearted introduction to modern physics based on a series of conversations with Chad Orzel and his dog Emmy.

When physics professor Chad Orzel went to the pound to adopt a dog, he never imagined Emmy. She wasn't just a friendly mutt who needed a home. Soon she was trying to use the strange ideas of quantum mechanics for the really important things in her life: chasing critters, getting treats, and going for walks. She peppered Chad with questions: Could she use quantum tunneling to get through the neighbor's fence and chase bunnies? What about quantum teleportation to catch squirrels before they climb out of reach? Where are all the universes in which Chad drops steak on the floor?

With great humor and clarity, Chad Orzel explains to Emmy, and to human readers, just what quantum mechanics is and how it works--and why, although you can't use it to catch squirrels or eat steak, it's still bizarre, amazing, and important to every dog and human.

Chad Orzel is a scientist, lecturer, and blogger who is the author of Eureka: Finding Your Inner Scientist, How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Puppy, and How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog. He has been on the faculty of Union College in Schenectady, New York, since 2001 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Since 2002, Orzel has been blogging for Forbes and scienceblogs.com about physics and academics. He graduated from Williams College with a BA in physics and the University of Maryland, College Park with a PhD in chemical physics. He finished his thesis research with Bill Phillips (Nobel Laureate in 1997) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the time, and he was a post-doc at Yale before joining at Union, exploring the quantum mechanics of ultra-cold atoms.

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ISBN 13	9781416572299
ISBN 10	1416572295
Title	How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
Author	Chad Orzel
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2010-12-07
Number of pages	256
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