''Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality'' is a 1995 book by

John Gribbin John R. Gribbin (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the orig ...

, in which the author attempts to explain the mysteries of modern

quantum mechanics Quantum mechanics is the fundamental physical Scientific theory, theory that describes the behavior of matter and of light; its unusual characteristics typically occur at and below the scale of atoms. Reprinted, Addison-Wesley, 1989, It is ...

in a popular-scientific way. It is a sequel to his earlier book, '' In Search of Schrödinger's Cat'' (1984). In his epilogue, Gribbin touches on what were then the most recent developments of

string theory In physics, string theory is a theoretical framework in which the point-like particles of particle physics are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings. String theory describes how these strings propagate through space and intera ...

, and introduces the

transactional interpretation The transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics (TIQM) takes the wave function of the standard quantum formalism, and its complex conjugate, to be retarded (forward in time) and advanced (backward in time) waves that form a quantum interact ...

of quantum mechanics as the new "

mythology Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the ...

" of our time. His argument does not refute the theory, but demonstrates how all theories can be true and mythological (depending on one's perspective).

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1995 non-fiction books Books by John Gribbin English-language non-fiction books Popular physics books Kittens and the Search for Reality {{quantum-stub