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Quantum 2.0
The Past, Present, and Future of Quantum Physics
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Welcome to the world of Quantum 2.0. Everything is about to change - it's time you understood how. In this exhilarating and sometimes mind-bending book, renowned scientist and author Paul Davies tells the gripping story of how, beginning with an iconic mathematical equation in the 1920s,...
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Welcome to the world of Quantum 2.0. Everything is about to change - it's time you understood how.
In this exhilarating and sometimes mind-bending book, renowned scientist and author Paul Davies tells the gripping story of how, beginning with an iconic mathematical equation in the 1920s, a radical new theory of nature - quantum mechanics - burst upon the modern world. Today, we are on the cusp of the second great quantum technology revolution.
Quantum 2.0 reveals how exotic states of matter that have no counterpart in the everyday world are being harnessed to enable forms of teleportation and 'spooky' telepathic links between remote places. Powerful new tools such as quantum computers, quantum cryptography, and the quantum internet have attracted billions of dollars of investments, triggering a frantic quantum arms race. Appearing on the horizon is the most awesome and game-changing prospect of all - quantum AI.
Yet underpinning this dazzling promise lies a paradox. Although quantum mechanics is the most successful scientific theory ever, quantum systems possess properties that defy intuition and shred everyday notions of reality. Albert Einstein could never quite believe it. Decades after Erwin Schrödinger introduced his famous cat paradox, scientists are still divided over how to make sense of the weird quantum realm—one where ghostly quantum particles produce tiny forces in nanotechnology, cause black holes to evaporate, and may even be making the universe expand faster and faster. Indeed, cosmologists believe, the imprint of a quantum process remains etched into the afterglow of the big bang.
Quantum 2.0 takes the reader gently from the basic concepts to the cutting edge, inviting us all to peek into the new wonderland of quantum physics and glimpse its stunning implications.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241655801
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 November 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pelican
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Paul Davies is a Regents' Professor of Physics and Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University. The bestselling author of some thirty books, his many awards include the Templeton Prize and the Faraday Prize of the Royal Society. He is a Member of the Order of Australia and has an asteroid named after him.
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