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'''John Gribbin''' (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer.<ref name="bio-source">{{Cite web |title=John Gribbin |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gribbin |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref>
'''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>


Gribbin is linked through ''Q is for Quantum'', a general-reader entry point for quantum and particle-physics ideas.
== 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'' (1998).
* ''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]


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John Gribbin
John Gribbin in 2014
John Gribbin in 2014
Born 19 March 1946


Known for Popular science books; Q is for Quantum

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


Author: Harold Foppele