PositiveThe Quantum TimesI found the writing throughout the book to be clear and engaging, although some of the examples and analogies used to convey the occasionally slightly technical details are a little bit cutesy for my taste. This is probably to some extent unavoidable in a book that is attempting to explain the twisted science, history, and sociology of quantum mechanics to a mass market audience. But these couple of glitzy and deliberately silly explanations did, for me at least, slightly undermine the serious tone – appropriate for the extremely serious topic – that Becker otherwise manages to achieve, even while keeping the narrative accessible and highly engaging. This may, however, be the kind of complaint that only readers of The Quantum Times are likely to make; the intended audience of the book may instead appreciate the occasional light-hearted explanations ... My only other complaint about the book is really a compliment: it ended too soon. I would have enjoyed (at least) one more chapter to bring the narrative all the way up to the present day.
