As a chemist, I have of course used quantum mechanics in various ways and learned the essential textbook equations, but like everybody else on the planet I don't really understand it. I find comfort in the wise words of Richard Feynman that went something like "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics."
After a few decades of not using my non-understanding of quantum mechanics on a regular basis any more, I found the book Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics by Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert a welcome refreshment of nearly lost memories.
My review of the book is now out in the February issue of Chemistry & Industry:
Quantum understanding
Chemistry & Industry Volume 90, Issue 2, February 2026, Page 34
access via:
Wiley Online Library (paywalled PDF of the whole review section)
SCI (premium content, ie members only)
As always, I can send a PDF on request.
To sell books about quantum mechanics, you have to have Schrödinger's cat on the cover. It's the law.
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