"How can a cat be alive and dead at the same time? Why did Archimedes cry out 'Eureka!' after stepping into his bath? How was Higgs's 'God particle' finally identified? Featuring science's greatest experiments, Schrödinger's Cat introduces you to the groundbreaking experiments that have defined the scientific age. It is an essential guide to science in action and the work of the great scientists whose ideas have shaped the modern world." --