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Books like In Search of Schrödinger's Cat
The best books like In Search of Schrödinger's Cat are Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Elegant Universe, and Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You. In Search of Schrödinger's Cat by John Gribbin is about quantum mechanics, history of physics, wave-particle duality. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli · Science
Carlo Rovelli, a theoretical physicist best known for his work on loop quantum gravity, wrote this book originally as a series of essays for an Italian Sunday newspaper.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
Read the summary → - The Elegant Universe
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Brian Greene · Science
The Elegant Universe is Brian Greene's attempt to bring string theory — one of the most mathematically demanding ideas in modern physics — within reach of general readers.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
Read the summary → - Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
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Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
Marcus Chown · Science
Marcus Chown, a former radio astronomer and longtime science writer, takes two of the most counterintuitive theories in physics — quantum mechanics and special relativity — and presents them in a single short book aimed squarely at readers who find both intimidating.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
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- A Short History of Nearly Everything
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson · Science
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's attempt to understand the scientific story of everything — from the Big Bang to the emergence of modern humans — by spending three years talking to scientists and reading science history.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - Reality Is Not What It Seems
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Carlo Rovelli · Science
Reality Is Not What It Seems is Rovelli's most ambitious popular book: a history of human understanding of physical reality from the pre-Socratics to loop quantum gravity, the theory of quantum spacetime that Rovelli himself has spent his career developing.
Shares quantum mechanics and history of physics with In Search of Schrödinger's Cat.
Read the summary → - A Brief History of Time
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Stephen Hawking · Science
A Brief History of Time is Stephen Hawking's attempt to explain the biggest questions in physics — where the universe came from, how it behaves, and where it might be going — to readers with no scientific training.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
Read the summary → - Six Easy Pieces
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Richard P. Feynman · Science
Six Easy Pieces is a selection of six lectures from Richard Feynman's legendary Caltech introductory physics course, delivered in 1961–62 and published in full as The Feynman Lectures on Physics.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
Read the summary → - Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
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Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
Sean Carroll · Science
Something Deeply Hidden is Sean Carroll's case for the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics — the view that when a quantum measurement occurs, the universe literally branches into multiple versions, each experiencing a different outcome.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
Read the summary → - The Emperor's New Mind
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Roger Penrose · Science
The Emperor's New Mind is Roger Penrose's argument that human consciousness cannot be reproduced by any computational device — that the mind is not, in the relevant sense, a computer — and that understanding consciousness will require fundamental advances in physics, particularly in reconciling quantum mechanics with general relativity.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
Read the summary → - The Fabric of Reality
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David Deutsch · Science
The Fabric of Reality is David Deutsch's argument that four distinct strands of explanation — quantum physics, epistemology, the theory of evolution, and the theory of computation — are not separate fields but facets of a single unified description of reality.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
Read the summary → - The Fabric of the Cosmos
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Brian Greene · Science
The Fabric of the Cosmos is Brian Greene's attempt to explain what physicists actually mean when they talk about space and time — not the intuitive everyday notions, but the deeply strange picture that emerges from general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
Read the summary → - The Grand Design
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Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow · Science
The Grand Design is Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow's short, provocative book about the deepest questions in physics: Why is there something rather than nothing?
Both dig into quantum mechanics.
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Books like In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: quick answers
What are the best books like In Search of Schrödinger's Cat?
The best books like In Search of Schrödinger's Cat by John Gribbin are Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You by Marcus Chown, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, such as quantum mechanics, history of physics, wave-particle duality.
What should I read after In Search of Schrödinger's Cat?
A natural next read after In Search of Schrödinger's Cat is Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli. Both dig into quantum mechanics. Other strong choices are The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You by Marcus Chown, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
What books are similar to In Search of Schrödinger's Cat by John Gribbin?
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat centers on quantum mechanics, history of physics, wave-particle duality. Books with a similar feel include Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You by Marcus Chown, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
