Article: Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Physicists force six atoms to act like quantum ...
EDN;  January 5, 2006 ;     492 words ...In work with ramifications for quantum computing and cryptography, scientists at NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) have coaxed six beryllium ions into a state of entangled superposition, in which their nuclei simultaneously spin both clockwise and counterclockwise. The

Transcript: Smart Science Writing from a 'Physics Phobe'
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  April 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... emotional content. Her new book is called Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, Tales from the Annals of Physics, and she ... OUELLETTE (Freelance Journalist and Author, Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, Tales from the Annals of Physics): Thanks ...

Article: Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Reading.
The Science Teacher;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Quantoons will put you in a "physics frame of mind," you might want to check out Jennifer Ouellette's Black Bodies and Quantum Cats (2005), suggested by NSTA Recommends reviewer Elizabeth James. This readable history of science puts discoveries ...

Article: Overcome Inertia Through Summer Reading.
Science Scope;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Ouellette claims to have once characterized herself that way. Reviewer Elizabeth James recommends Ouellette's Black Bodies and Quantum Cats as a "delightful" explanation of physics in a social context and cultural context. From the science of ...

Article: Jennifer Ouellette must have b ...
The Washington Post;  January 15, 2006 ;     476 words ... ... American Physical Society's APS News, where she is an associate editor, and from that monthly column evolved Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales From the Annals of Physics (Penguin; paperback, $15), which bursts with answers for curious ...

Article: Defuse quakes? Nice try
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  April 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... create a real image from a pattern of positive charges after exposure to light, says Jennifer Ouellette in "Black Bodies and Quantum Cats." A rotating drum is covered with photoconductive material; a lightbulb flashes and the image of the original ...

Article: Black Bodies.
Black Issues Book Review;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... subject--the black, female body. Black Bodies is an exhibition of unbridled nakedness ... its greatest strengths. The beauty of Black Bodies lies in its ability to present the body ... reference and celebrity endorsements, Black Bodies simply applauds the black woman for ...