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'''John Gribbin''' (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer.<ref name=" | '''John Gribbin''' (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer and astrophysicist by training.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web |title=John Gribbin |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gribbin |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref> | ||
== Career and work == | |||
Gribbin has written extensively for general audiences on astronomy, cosmology, quantum theory, climate, and the history of science.<ref name="wiki" /><ref name="author">{{Cite web |title=John Gribbin |url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1867/john-gribbin |website=Penguin Books |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref> | |||
In the QFT further-reading list he appears through ''Q is for Quantum: Particle Physics from A to Z'', a reference-style popular-science guide to quantum and particle-physics concepts.<ref name="book">{{Cite web |title=Q is for Quantum |url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2615026W/Q_is_for_quantum |website=Open Library |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref> | |||
His role in the Quantum Collection is therefore different from that of the technical textbook authors: he provides a general-reader route into the vocabulary and historical setting of quantum physics.<ref name="book" /><ref name="author" /> | |||
== Selected works == | == Selected works == | ||
* ''Q is for Quantum: Particle Physics from A to Z'' | * ''In Search of Schrödinger's Cat''. | ||
* ''Q is for Quantum: Particle Physics from A to Z''. | |||
* ''Science: A History''. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gribbin John Gribbin] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gribbin John Gribbin] | ||
* [https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1867/john-gribbin John Gribbin] | |||
* [https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2615026W/Q_is_for_quantum Q is for Quantum] | |||
{{Author|Harold Foppele}} | {{Author|Harold Foppele}} | ||
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John Gribbin (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer and astrophysicist by training.[1]
Career and work
Gribbin has written extensively for general audiences on astronomy, cosmology, quantum theory, climate, and the history of science.[1][2]
In the QFT further-reading list he appears through Q is for Quantum: Particle Physics from A to Z, a reference-style popular-science guide to quantum and particle-physics concepts.[3]
His role in the Quantum Collection is therefore different from that of the technical textbook authors: he provides a general-reader route into the vocabulary and historical setting of quantum physics.[3][2]
Selected works
- In Search of Schrödinger's Cat.
- Q is for Quantum: Particle Physics from A to Z.
- Science: A History.
References
External links
Author: Harold Foppele