Black Holes: Big Ones, Small Ones, (and now Middle-Sized Ones)

August 4, 2012

As I’m sure you know, a black hole is a region of space containing matter that has been squeezed to an incredible density. The gravitational pull of a black hole is so strong that nothing can escape (not even light), and any object coming within a certain distance of the black hole (the “event horizon”) […]

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Alan Turing: A Man Who Changed the World

July 14, 2012

Alan Turing may not be the most well-known name in science, but the consequences of his work impact us everywhere, every day. He was heavily involved in decrypting messages during the Second World War, and out of this grew what was arguably the world’s first electronic computer. Often referred to as the founder of the […]

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A Landmark Day for Science

July 4, 2012

Today was the biggest day for physics for many years, with the announcement of the discovery of the Higgs Particle. Actually, as with all things scientific, it’s never quite as simple as that. In reality, the probabilities of it having been found are now overwhelming. The announcement from CERN was made in a webcast streamed […]

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Mathematical Sculptures

June 12, 2012

My colleague and author of Higgs Force, Nicholas Mee, has developed a series of mathematical “sculptures”, and I thought you might be interested to see a few. I sometimes find I have to remind myself that these “sculptures” are just data, and the “objects” they represent have never actually existed. The images are at:- http://quantumwavepublishing.co.uk/mathematical-sculptures/ Enjoy! […]

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Is That It?

May 31, 2012

Last week physicists met in Pittsburg to assess the progress being made in probing the secrets of fundamental physics at The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN on the Swiss/French border. Top of the list of what might turn up in the LHC is, of course, the Higgs boson. The existence of the Higgs has […]

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Higgs Force is Now Available on the Kindle

May 17, 2012

The electronic (Kindle) version of Higgs Force is now available for purchase on Amazon. Higgs Force is the story of how scientists came to understand the laws of the cosmos, from the ideas of the Greeks, through the middle ages to the great scientific discoveries of the 19th and 20th Centuries, and leading up to […]

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A Possible Future for Your Local Bookshop?

May 11, 2012

Although the future of small bookshops is uncertain, there may be some light ahead. This article about possible future opportunities for local bookshops is by Dave Blakeman, one of our founders, describes some opportunities which may become reality in the next couple of years.    

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Welcome to Quantum Wave Publishing

April 28, 2012

Welcome to our new website. Lots of exciting stuff to come soon.

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