Real Quanta

It sounds alien and esoteric, but quantum mechanics is very real, and a crucial part of what makes the modern world possible. In Real Quanta , Martijn van Calmthout makes quantum “magic” clearer, and shows how it fits into our world, and how its discoverers would be amazed by all that it has accomplished.

A best-fit for scientifically inclined readers.

The reader is taken through the sometimes incomprehensible world of quantum mechanics in an informative and entertaining way. Martijn van Calmthout is a gifted storyteller.

Quantum technology is a fascinating yet complex science that the Netherlands is very strong in. The more people get to know about it, the better. Real Quanta succeeds in telling it in an interesting and comprehensible way.

Martijn van Calmthout describes quantum particles so clearly that they seem to be the most normal thing in the world. Which they are …

Takes a look at the real world, its path, and possible future. Easily readable and very informative.

Physics is like magic. Especially quantum physics. And reading Real Quanta helped me remember why I loved it so much.

Martijn van Calmthout is a science journalist for the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant . He is an expert on Einstein and mad about science. He lives in Amsterdam.