Nationality United States Institutions Union College | Name Chad Orzel | |
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Fields Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Education University of Maryland, College Park Books How to Teach Physics t, How to Teach Relativity, Eureka: Discovering Your Inne, How to Teach Quantum | ||
Einstein s brilliant mistake entangled states chad orzel
Chad Orzel is a popular science author, noted for his books How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog (also called How to Teach Physics to Your Dog) which has been translated into 9 languages, and How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog.
Contents
- Einstein s brilliant mistake entangled states chad orzel
- Particles and waves the central mystery of quantum mechanics chad orzel
- Background
- Writing career
- Personal life
- Publications
- References
Particles and waves the central mystery of quantum mechanics chad orzel
Background
Chad was born and raised in central New York state, near Binghamton, and attended Williams College. After graduating, he spent two years as a post-doctoral researcher at Yale University, studying quantum mechanical effects in Bose-Einstein Condensates. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from the University of Maryland, College Park, under Nobel Laureate William Daniel Phillips and is now Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Union College specializing in atomic, molecular, and optical physics.
Writing career
In addition to teaching and doing research at Union, he maintains a physics-oriented weblog, Uncertain Principles as part of the ScienceBlogs project run by SEED magazine. He's also on Facebook and Twitter. He published his first book, How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog in 2009. The book and its sequel How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog explain scientific concepts using a fictionalized version of Orzel's real-life dog Emmy as an audience surrogate.
Personal life
He lives in Niskayuna, NY with his wife, Kate Nepveu, their two children, and their dog Emmy.