- Publisher: Profile
- Year: 2023
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 334pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 197x127mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.3kg
- ISBN: 9781788167499
- Product code: 545975
The Magick of Matter
Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics
Felix Flicker New Paperback Illustrated
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Felix Flicker sets out to restore our sense of wonder at the extraordinary things that modern physics can achieve, reminding us that even an LED light would seem like wizardry to someone from the Middle Ages. Referring throughout to stories and myths, he focuses on the varying states of matter, and the way they emerge from the quantum realm.
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As heard on BBC Radio 4 Start The Week
'Felix Flicker brilliantly reveals the secrets behind the modern-day magic we call physics' Marcus du Sautoy
Imagine you had a crystal that lit upon your command: magic must be at work, and you must surely be a wizard. But what if you discovered that you routinely cast such spells? Are the spells no longer magic ... or are you a wizard?
The modern term for wizardry is condensed matter physics. It is the study of the world around us - the states of matter and how they emerge from the quantum realm. Thanks to its practical magic we can make lasers which cut through solid metal, trains which hover in mid-air, and crystals which light our homes. It is one of the best-kept secrets in science; a third of all physicists work on it, yet its story has never been told.
Join Felix Flicker as he introduces the magic of condensed matter physics. It will be a journey that reveals the subtle spells that conjure crystals from chaos and create new particles that have never before existed.
The Magick of Matter will revolutionise what you know about physics and reality; you'll never see the world in the same way again.
'Felix Flicker brilliantly reveals the secrets behind the modern-day magic we call physics' Marcus du Sautoy
Imagine you had a crystal that lit upon your command: magic must be at work, and you must surely be a wizard. But what if you discovered that you routinely cast such spells? Are the spells no longer magic ... or are you a wizard?
The modern term for wizardry is condensed matter physics. It is the study of the world around us - the states of matter and how they emerge from the quantum realm. Thanks to its practical magic we can make lasers which cut through solid metal, trains which hover in mid-air, and crystals which light our homes. It is one of the best-kept secrets in science; a third of all physicists work on it, yet its story has never been told.
Join Felix Flicker as he introduces the magic of condensed matter physics. It will be a journey that reveals the subtle spells that conjure crystals from chaos and create new particles that have never before existed.
The Magick of Matter will revolutionise what you know about physics and reality; you'll never see the world in the same way again.
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Felix Flicker sets out to restore our sense of wonder at the extraordinary things that modern physics can achieve, reminding us that even an LED light would seem like wizardry to someone from the Middle Ages. Referring throughout to stories and myths, he focuses on the varying states of matter, and the way they emerge from the quantum realm.
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