‌About the Author

Chad Orzel is a professor at Union College in Schenectady, NY, and the author of three previous books explaining science for non-scientists: How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog (Oneworld, 2010) and How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog (Basic, 2012), which explain modern physics through imaginary conversations with Emmy, his German shepherd, and Eureka: Discovering Your Inner Scientist (Basic, 2014), on the role of scientific thinking in everyday life. He has a BA in Physics from Williams College and a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he did his thesis research on collisions of laser-cooled atoms at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the lab of Bill Phillips, who shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics (not for anything Chad did, but it was a fun time to be in that group). He has been blogging about science since 2002, on his own site, at scienceblogs.com, and most recently for Forbes. He lives in Niskayuna, NY, with his wife Kate Nepveu, their two children, and their new dog Charlie the pupper.

A Oneworld Book

First published in Great Britain and Australia by Oneworld Publications, 2018

This ebook edition published 2018

Copyright © Chad Orzel 2018

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ISBN 978-1-78607-404-1
eISBN 978-1-78607-405-8

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