The Quantum Universe brings together two authors on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the world? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And why, above all, can we be sure that the theory is good? Here, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw give us the real science, and reveal the profound theories that allow for concrete, yet astonishing, predictions about the world. This is our most up-to-date picture of reality.

'A thrilling voyage into the subatomic world'

The Economist Books of the Year

'A scientific match made in heaven...as breezily a written accessible account of the theory of quantum mechanics as you could wish for - from the Planck constant to the Higgs particle and everything theoretically in between,' Observer

'Mindblowing ... what is novel about this attempt is that the writers take an intellectual rather than a historical approach ... it is a surprisingly rich idea that allows the authors to avoid using too much mathematics' Christopher Potter, Sunday Times

'[Cox and Forshaw] stand together at the cutting edge of their discipline ... despite their elevated status, both men remain tiggerishly excitable about their subject ... Cox and Forshaw's book is a carefully guided tour through this quantum world ... popularize[s] without dumbing down,' Christopher Cook, Financial Times

'A thrilling voyage into the subatomic world,' The Economist Books of the Year

'With brightness and gusto, the opening chapters deal with the culture shock that thinking about the sub-atomic world entails ...They are good at drawing connections between seemingly esoteric theory and everyday practicalities,' Doug Johnstone, Independent on Sunday

'The rock star of science... In Quantum Universe they do a great job of bringing a difficult subject to life,' Hannah Devlin The Times

'Breaks the rules of popular science writing...admirably shies away from dumbing down...the authors' love for their subject-matter shines through the book,' The Economist

'Admirably, Cox and Forshaw...treat topics that do not usually show up in popular books...readers will enjoy this engaging, ambitious and creative tour of our quantum universe,' David Kaiser, The Guardian

'By explaining theories about the world, Cox and Forshaw show that the workings of the universe can be understood by us all,' Fanny Blake, Woman & Home

‘This is not just "tell", but "show" too. With clear prose and helpful diagrams, they march the reader along a series of arguments so that nonspecialists can get a sense of where the core concepts come from … Readers will enjoy this engaging, ambitious and creative tour of our quantum universe,’ David Kaiser, The Guardian

‘The reader is made to work along the way and for those prepared to do so there is much to learn,’ Manjit Kumar, The Telegraph

‘A serious and thorough but charming work about quantum theory,’ Clive Cookson, Financial Times