World ⚛️ Quantum ⚛️ Day – April 14th
“Oh wow, ma! Today is Quantum Day!” said the son. Actually yelped the fellow, like the words were yanked out of him by the excitement coursing through him. For some weird reason, even as a young toddler, he loved the word, ‘Quantum’.
Maybe it was Iron Man or Ant-Man – that movie in which they use the word ‘Quantum’ every time they did not want to explain something. Or maybe it was the fact that we all liked watching The Big Bang Theory television series in the house so much when he was a child, or maybe the Cosmos shows by Carl Sagan, or the fact that I like reading about Physics.
In any case, Quantum. He lights up when you mention Quantum-This or Quantum-That.
I smiled at him, and said, “Wow! I didn’t know they had a day for that!”
2025 is also the International Year of Quantum as designated by the United Nations. 100 years since Quantum Mechanics became a part of higher education science and research.
⚛️ My First Book of Quantum Physics ⚛️
This seemed to call for a little nostalgia. I opened a favorite book of ours – as a child, I remember getting this for him and he spent hours looking through the pictures.
My First Book of Quantum Physics – by Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferron & Eduard Altarriba
It really is a beautiful book. Sheddad Kaid-Salah Feroon & Eduard Altarriba do a fantastic job of the illustrations, explanations of difficult concepts and providing a general feel for the subjects.
It is why we were excited to visit the CERN supercollider in Switzerland.
Sheddad Kaid-Salah Feroon & Eduard Altarriba have a series of books covering topics such as:
- Quantum Physics
- Relativity
- Electromagnetism
- Cosmos
- Microbes
- Evolution
Please check these books out if you get the chance. It is always fascinating. Especially, when in our everyday lives, even if we are professionals with science backgrounds, we hardly set aside the time for this type of shoshin (the wonder of the beginner’s mind)
In one time and place, when not observed, if we can find that joy of wonder, that would be Quantum, wouldn’t it?! Get it? Get it?!
Nourish-n-Cherish 