The Cat in the Box

Sourcebooks RRP $27.99

THIS WHIMSICAL little book is very much Schrödinger meets Seuss, or perhaps The Cat in the Hat hides in a box.

In a fun and simply metered poem, University of Technology Sydney physicist Chris Ferrie explains quantum theorist Erwin Schrödinger’s famous cat thought experiment, providing simple explanations of concepts such as waveparticle duality and superpositions along the way.

The verse is illustrated by plenty of child-friendly cartoons, courtesy of Baltimorebased illustrator Kevin Sherry. Recommended for curious school children, befuddled adults, and anyone who likes hard science and light literature held in weird entanglement.