John Gribbin's books include The Hole in the Sky, a survey of the destruction of the ozone layer, and Hothouse Earth, a study of the greenhouse effect. He has written regularly for The Times and the Guardian, and is physics consultant for the New Scientist. He also broadcasts for the BBC World Service and is occasionally adviser for television documentaries. John Gribbin lives in Sussex with his wife and their two sons.
Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it -- Niels Bohr Precise yet mysterious... as beautiful as a poem and as exciting as a novel * The Sunday Times * A gripping account of the history of quantum mechanics and a clear description of its significance - and weirdness. Absolutely fascinating -- Isaac Asimov