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My eyes tend to glaze over when I encounter YAPBAQPs (Yet Another Popular Book About Quantum Physics). But this volume captured my attention, and imagination. Told in the same way as Alice in Wonderland (with many of the original passages re-tooled to their new purpose) and a hint of Flatland, Gilmore guides us through the principles of Quantum mechanics in a truly lively and fun way. I suspect it may even be a good read for teens or extremely bright children.


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It (..) includes characters like the uncertain accountant and the state agent who shows Alice how items can be two places at once. -- The Vancouver Sun
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  • Hardcover: 190 pages
  • Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 21, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0387914951
  • ISBN-13: 978-0387914954
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #251,171 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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valence level, virtual particles, rest mass energy, virtual photons, pilot wave, coulomb barrier, quantum behavior, real particles, strongly interacting particles
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Readers in Wonderland!, February 26, 2000
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I found this book very readable & an excellent introduction to QM. The other really good intro that I would recommend would be Fred Alan Wolf's "Taking The Quantum Leap." Some of the ideas of this fascinating subject I found to be clearer in Gilmore's book....others I thought were said with less verbosity in Wolf's book. As Gilmore's book is told in the style of Lewis Carrol's allegory, it is a touch more pleasant to read.....but not much. I would recommend reading them both for a complete intro to the wonderful world of theoretical physics. Afterwards, I would recommend "In Search Of Schroedinger's Cat" by John Gribbin and "Parallel Universes" (also by Fred Alan Wolf).
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41 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money on this one, September 23, 1999
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Like a previous reviewer, I can appreciate the author's efforts. Being a physicist, I am well aware of how difficult it is to explain even the simplest concepts of quantum mechanics. Unfortunately, I find the book to be extremely boring if you happen already to know something of QM, and extremely confusing if you are trying to learn something about it. I'd highly recommend George Gamow's Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland, instead, which I read for the first time in my junior year in college 17 years ago, and several times more since then, always with great joy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and fun introduction, January 28, 1999
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The Alice in Wonderland metaphor fits the subject perfectly and Gilmore does a fantastic job of catching the tone and feel of the original. He manages to make many subtle concepts understandable in an entertaining manner. Everyone in our family has read it and enjoyed it, even those who don't normally like science texts. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants an overview of Quantum Physics!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Decent introduction to Quantum theory
I am by no means a physicist , all I have is high school psychics under my belt but though this book is entertaining I felt like author never took off kids gloves and missed out... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Irfan Siddiqui

4.0 out of 5 stars A brief and whimsical tour of quantum physics
I read this book as a junior in high school and loved it. It's a wonderful introduction to quantum physics for those whose interests are pique but just simply don't know much... Read more
Published on December 17, 2005 by P. Nguyen

1.0 out of 5 stars Whimsical but confusing
I bought Alice in Quantumland for my bright soon-to-be 12-year-old daughter. She's very interested in quantum physics, but I'm afraid this book will be daunting for her... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars To busy to go through a physics textbook?
This book is an excellent guide for understanding the quantum theories that abound. The allegory provides an amusing and interesting perspective which both the casual reader of... Read more
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Alice in Quantumland is an entertaining novel that is sure to get the basics of quantum physics across to its readers. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Big Time let down
I was really excited by the idea behind this book- making learning about quantum physics interesting and entertaining. Read more
Published on January 21, 2002 by Dolem Fendol

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun Book to read
Very fun book almost complimentary to Mr. Tompkins. A lotof concepts are explained, Uncertainity with Heisenberg Bank, matter antimatter, electric current,I loved the description... Read more
Published on October 14, 2001 by Muzaffer Muctehitzade

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun and Brief Journey Through some Theories in QP
I thought it was a creative book that captured how one felt when they first started learning about quantum physicist . Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars nice way to learn, but still a bit complex
It is a cute book, and the beginning and the way it is like hte Alice in Wonderland theme makes the book easier to follow and understand. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars It was so damn hard to soak up, but worth the brain racking!
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