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