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"Starred Review. With physics undergoing another revolution today, Kumar reminds us of a time when science turned the universe upside down." - Publishers Weekly

"Expertly delineates complex scientific issues in nontechnical language, using telling detail to weave together personal, political and scientific elements." - Kirkus Reviews

"This is especially good for lay readers who would enjoy an excellent story about the long struggle of scientists to understand an important field of modern science." - Library Journal

A super-collider of a book, shaking together an exotic cocktail of free-thinking physicists, tracing their chaotic interactions and seeing what God-particles and black holes fly up out of the maelstrom&#; Provides probably the most lucid and detailed intellectual history ever written of a body of theory that makes other scientific revolutions look limp-wristed by comparison.

Biography definition and examples Kumar, Manjit was born on January 1, in Pharala, India. Son of Lehmber Ram and Gurmit Kaur. arrived in England, , naturalized citizen, Education Bachelor in Philosophy with honors, London University, Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, London University, Master of Science, London University,

- The Independent (UK)

"As a fairly innumerate non-scientist, I am perversely drawn to books about maths and science and usually abandon them with ignorance intact. However, Quantum by Manjit Kumar &#; is so well written that I now feel I&#;ve more or less got particle physics sussed. Quantum transcends genre&#;it is historical, scientific, biographical, philosophical.

- The Guardian (UK)

"Kumar brings lucidity and a sense of drama to what is usually considered by lay readers as an esoteric, bubble-chambered subject.

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Manjit Kumar (born ) wrote the popular science book Quantum which was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, [1] He was also co-author of the book Science and the Retreat from Reason. He has degrees in physics and philosophy. He is the former Consulting Science Editor of Wired UK. [2].

He does this without sacrificing the &#;science of it&#; at the altar of readability. The triumphs and the tribulations, the politics and the physics, the humanity and the genius of the protagonists all collide to produce the sort of energy that we usually expect in a Le Carre thriller." - The Hindustan Times (India)

"Kumar is an accomplished writer who knows how to separate the excitement of the chase from the sometimes impenetrable mathematics." - Financial Times (UK)

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Manjit kumar biography definition Manjit Kumar (born ) wrote the popular science book Quantum which was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, [1] He was also co-author of the book Science and the Retreat from Reason. He has degrees in physics and philosophy. He is the former Consulting Science Editor of Wired UK. [2].

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