Our Quantum Bookshelf

YQI is home to a diverse collection of books, novels, plays, and other creative works exploring the fascinating world of quantum mechanics. Whether you’re an experienced researcher, a student beginning to explore quantum physics, or simply curious about the science shaping our understanding of the universe, there’s something for everyone.

All books are free to borrow! We encourage members of the Yale community to explore the collection, discover something new, and take a book with them. Please remember to return borrowed books when you’re finished so others can enjoy them, too.

YQI Bookshelf

Book Collection

  1. The Quantum Effect by Daniel Birnbaum & Jacqui Davies
  2. Constructing Quantum Mechanics: Volume 1 by Anthony Duncan & Michel Janssen
  3. Constructing Quantum Mechanics: Volume 2 by Anthony Duncan & Michel Janssen
  4. The Quantum Moment by Robert P. Crease & Alfred Scharff Goldhaber
  5. The Cambridge Companion to Einstein by Michel Janssen & Christoph Lehner
  6. Einstein Simplified by Sidney Harris
  7. Proof: A Play by David Auburn
  8. QED: A Play by Peter Parnell
  9. The Physics of Quantum Information by David Gross, Alexander Sevrin, & Peter Zoller
  10. Einstein and the Quantum Revolutions by Alain Aspect
  11. Don’t Be Such a Scientist by Randy Olson
  12. Meeting the Universe Halfway by Karen Barad
  13. Physics & Dance by Emily Coates & Sarah Demers
  14. Max the Demon vs. Entropy of Doom by Assa Auerbach & Richard Codor
  15. Quantum in Pictures by Bob Coecke
  16. Fear of a Black Universe by Stephan Alexander
  17. Alice in Quantumland by Robert Gilmore
  18. The Cryotron Files by Iain Dey & Douglas Buck
  19. Building Quantum Computers by Shayan Majidy, Christopher Wilson, & Raymond Laflamme
  20. Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide by J.P. McEvoy & Oscar Zarate
  21. Quantum Computer Music by Edward Reck Miranda
  22. Xtronaut: The Game of Solar System Exploration by Board Game
  23. Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes by Daina Taimina
  24. The Warped Side of Our Universe by Kip Thorne & Lia Halloran
  25. The History of the Computer by Rachel Ignotofsky
  26. Beyond Weird by Philip Ball
  27. Einstein and Quantum (German Edition) by A. Douglas Stone
  28. Einstein and Quantum (Chinese Edition) by A. Douglas Stone
  29. Quantum Steampunk by Nicole Yunger Halpern
  30. How the Hippies Saved Physics by David Kalser
  31. Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli
  32. Women in the History of Quantum Physics by Patrick Charbonneau, Michelle Frank, Margriet van der Heijden, & Daniela Monaldi
  33. Quantum Algorithms by Alexander M. Dalzell, Sam McArdle, et al.
  34. Totally Random: Why Nobody Understands Quantum Mechanics by Tanya Bub & Jeffrey Bub
  35. Atlas of AI by Kate Crawford
  36. The Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez
  37. The Age of Prediction by Igor Tulchinsky
  38. What is Real? by Adam Becker
  39. Quantix by Laurent Schafer