---
product_id: 316802672
title: "The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality"
price: "AR$85602"
currency: ARS
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/316802672-the-quantum-labyrinth-how-richard-feynman-and-john-wheeler-revolutionized
store_origin: AR
region: Argentina
---

# The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality

**Price:** AR$85602
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality
- **How much does it cost?** AR$85602 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/316802672-the-quantum-labyrinth-how-richard-feynman-and-john-wheeler-revolutionized)

## Best For

- Customers looking for quality international products

## Why This Product

- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Description

Buy The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality by Halpern, Paul online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase.

Review: Le cheminement des idées du temps de la relativité et bien sûr de la mécanique quantique pour édifier une grande théorie unifiée. Les efforts couronnés de succès de deux acteurs (Feynman et Wheeler) leur parcours dans le long fleuve de l'Histoire et l'exposition claire de leurs idées qui ont révolutionnés les sciences. Un travail collectif représentatif de ce que des hommes doués ont réalisés au cours d'un siècle riche en rebondissement. Un ouvrage de référence qui constituent un témoignage sur la route d'individus ayant eu une influence considérable et dont les recherches ont fourni le matériaux de base au théories actuelles. Je recommande ce livre pour la clarté de l'exposé et pour la qualité des références historiques que le lecteur y trouvera.
Review: I am not a physicist. I wouldn’t know a Higgs field from Wrigley Field. But after a college course in the history of science, I became fascinated with the subject. As a result, I have read a lot of books written by scientists who have made an effort to explain complex scientific theories – particularly in physics -- in layman’s terms. What those books often leave out, however, is the human element. Scientific discoveries are made by people, obviously, and the people who make them seldom do so in cold, clinical, ivory tower isolation. Rather, they do so in a sometimes collaborative, often competitive environment with other scientists -- not only their colleagues down the hall, but others halfway around the world. They also make these discoveries in the course of living their own lives, pursuing friendships and romances, having families, struggling with political, financial and health issues, and otherwise contending with the messy stuff of life. And these breakthroughs do not come easy – these scientists find their way to them only after many false starts and much time and effort in blind alleys, often while enduring much criticism from colleagues and competitors. Scientific biographies, on the other hand, often tend to focus on the lives of their subjects while making little effort to describe and explain the details of their scientific ideas and discoveries. This is, I suppose, to be expected, since such biographies are seldom written by physicists who fully understand, and thus can effectively convey, those highly complex ideas to non-scientist readers. A happy medium, for me, would be a book that explores both the personal and the scientific dimensions of these breakthroughs in the realm of physics. And here is where The Quantum Labyrinth shines. The author, Paul Halpern, is a physicist. Happily, he has a gift for explaining complex, often purely mathematical concepts in physics – including the bizarre and non-intuitive behavior of matter at the sub-atomic scale described by the theory of quantum mechanics -- in a way which is engaging and, at least in my case, somewhat understandable. But he presents those explanations in both their historical context, as well as in the context of the personal lives and relationships of the people who developed them. His primary subjects are two of the greatest minds of 20th century physics – Richard Feynman and John Archibald Wheeler – whose friendship began when Feynman began his graduate work at Princeton and was assigned to be Wheeler’s teaching assistant. The book explores their unique personalities as well as the development of their scientific ideas -- and their friendship – over the course of many eventful decades. But it doesn’t stop with Feynman and Wheeler; it includes many fascinating glimpses into their collaborations -- and their conflicts -- with other great physicists of their time, and shows how the newly emerging understanding of quantum mechanics – as well as many other breakthroughs – developed along many different pathways through the 20th century as a result of these collaborations. Familiar names from that era of science – Einstein (of course), Bohr, Dirac, Shroedinger, Heisenberg, Oppenheimer, and many others – all make an appearance, and Halpern makes an effort to show us who they were as people, not just as scientific icons. Particularly fascinating to me was the way their scientific breakthroughs ultimately became critical in the struggle to defeat the Axis powers in World War II, and how these scientists coped with being “drafted” into the war effort. In sum, I heartily recommend this book for those interested in the history of science generally, the development of 20th century physics particularly, and in the fascinating lives of those whose extraordinary work gave us the world we live in today.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #97,912 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #414 in History of the Americas #565 in Physics #37,574 in Textbooks & Study Guides |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (89) |
| Dimensions  | 13.84 x 2.92 x 20.83 cm |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 1541672984 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1541672987 |
| Item weight  | 286 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 336 pages |
| Publication date  | 29 November 2018 |
| Publisher  | Basic Books |

## Images

![The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91STCQggDgL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***N on 19 March 2018*

Le cheminement des idées du temps de la relativité et bien sûr de la mécanique quantique pour édifier une grande théorie unifiée. Les efforts couronnés de succès de deux acteurs (Feynman et Wheeler) leur parcours dans le long fleuve de l'Histoire et l'exposition claire de leurs idées qui ont révolutionnés les sciences. Un travail collectif représentatif de ce que des hommes doués ont réalisés au cours d'un siècle riche en rebondissement. Un ouvrage de référence qui constituent un témoignage sur la route d'individus ayant eu une influence considérable et dont les recherches ont fourni le matériaux de base au théories actuelles. Je recommande ce livre pour la clarté de l'exposé et pour la qualité des références historiques que le lecteur y trouvera.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by R***R on 12 November 2017*

I am not a physicist. I wouldn’t know a Higgs field from Wrigley Field. But after a college course in the history of science, I became fascinated with the subject. As a result, I have read a lot of books written by scientists who have made an effort to explain complex scientific theories – particularly in physics -- in layman’s terms. What those books often leave out, however, is the human element. Scientific discoveries are made by people, obviously, and the people who make them seldom do so in cold, clinical, ivory tower isolation. Rather, they do so in a sometimes collaborative, often competitive environment with other scientists -- not only their colleagues down the hall, but others halfway around the world. They also make these discoveries in the course of living their own lives, pursuing friendships and romances, having families, struggling with political, financial and health issues, and otherwise contending with the messy stuff of life. And these breakthroughs do not come easy – these scientists find their way to them only after many false starts and much time and effort in blind alleys, often while enduring much criticism from colleagues and competitors. Scientific biographies, on the other hand, often tend to focus on the lives of their subjects while making little effort to describe and explain the details of their scientific ideas and discoveries. This is, I suppose, to be expected, since such biographies are seldom written by physicists who fully understand, and thus can effectively convey, those highly complex ideas to non-scientist readers. A happy medium, for me, would be a book that explores both the personal and the scientific dimensions of these breakthroughs in the realm of physics. And here is where The Quantum Labyrinth shines. The author, Paul Halpern, is a physicist. Happily, he has a gift for explaining complex, often purely mathematical concepts in physics – including the bizarre and non-intuitive behavior of matter at the sub-atomic scale described by the theory of quantum mechanics -- in a way which is engaging and, at least in my case, somewhat understandable. But he presents those explanations in both their historical context, as well as in the context of the personal lives and relationships of the people who developed them. His primary subjects are two of the greatest minds of 20th century physics – Richard Feynman and John Archibald Wheeler – whose friendship began when Feynman began his graduate work at Princeton and was assigned to be Wheeler’s teaching assistant. The book explores their unique personalities as well as the development of their scientific ideas -- and their friendship – over the course of many eventful decades. But it doesn’t stop with Feynman and Wheeler; it includes many fascinating glimpses into their collaborations -- and their conflicts -- with other great physicists of their time, and shows how the newly emerging understanding of quantum mechanics – as well as many other breakthroughs – developed along many different pathways through the 20th century as a result of these collaborations. Familiar names from that era of science – Einstein (of course), Bohr, Dirac, Shroedinger, Heisenberg, Oppenheimer, and many others – all make an appearance, and Halpern makes an effort to show us who they were as people, not just as scientific icons. Particularly fascinating to me was the way their scientific breakthroughs ultimately became critical in the struggle to defeat the Axis powers in World War II, and how these scientists coped with being “drafted” into the war effort. In sum, I heartily recommend this book for those interested in the history of science generally, the development of 20th century physics particularly, and in the fascinating lives of those whose extraordinary work gave us the world we live in today.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by M***S on 4 June 2020*

Feynmanについてはいろいろなところで書かれているから，それほど新しい情報というものはない しかし，Wheelerの周辺にはDeWit, Weber, Kip Thorn, MisnerなどBig nameが連なっている．Wheelerの空想力というのは本当に奇想天外である．worm holeが一般相対性理論と矛盾なく作れるということとか，Everettのような量子論の新解釈も生む．物理学が，数学をがっつり使うのに自由な発想を許容している魅力のあるが学問であるというのがすごくよくわかる． 理論は物事を説明するものではなく，descriptするものだという格言が印象的だった

---

## Why Shop on Desertcart?

- 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016
- 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories
- 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price
- 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members)
- 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection
- ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews

**Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/316802672-the-quantum-labyrinth-how-richard-feynman-and-john-wheeler-revolutionized](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/316802672-the-quantum-labyrinth-how-richard-feynman-and-john-wheeler-revolutionized)

---

*Product available on Desertcart Argentina*
*Store origin: AR*
*Last updated: 2026-03-10*