1: Classical cracks
2: The light dawns
3: Darkening Perplexities
4: Further developments
5: Togetherness
6: Lessons and meanings
John Polkinghorne was from 1968 to 1979 Professor of Mathematical Physics in the University of Cambridge, and later president of Queen's College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and was knighted in 1997. His many books include The Quantum World (1986), The Faith of a Physicist (1994), and Science and Theology (1998).
`John Polkinghorne has brought to life that most mysterious and
perplexing of revolutions in understanding and has made its
mysteries accessible.'
Peter Atkins, University of Oxford
`John Polkinghorne has produced an excellent piece of work. ...
Many authors of "popular" books on modern physics have the
regrettable habit of mixing science fact with science fiction.
Polkinghorne never does that: he always allows the truth to stand
by itself and show its own fascination. ... I think that this is an
excellent contribution to the literature on quantum theory for a
general audience.'
Chris Isham, Imperial College, London
`This splendid book explains both the triumph and the mystery that
is quantum theory. It is a triumph because of its towering
mathematical structure, and amazing empirical accuracy. It is a
mystery because of the conundrums about how to interpret it. John
Polkinghorne, himself a distinguished quantum physicist, is a sure
guide to all of this: he celebrates the successes of the theory,
and shows unfailingly good judgement about the conundrums.'
Jeremy Butterfield, University of Oxford
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