Chris Ferrie
Chris Ferrie (* 1983 ) is a Canadian physicist , mathematician and non-fiction author .
Live and act
Ferrie graduated from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo , Ontario , Canada , where he received his BSC in Mathematical Physics and his Masters in Applied Mathematics . He then received his PhD in Mathematical Physics on Some Theory and Applications of Probability in Quantum Mechanics from the University of Waterloo in 2012 .
From 2013 to 2014 he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Quantum Information and Control at the University of New Mexico . From 2015 to 2017 he was a postdoctoral research associate and since 2017 he has been a lecturer at the Center for Quantum Engineer Systems (Center for Quantum computer science ) of the University of Technology worked in Sydney. In Germany he became known as the author of the Baby University book series for toddlers, which was published in German by Loewe Verlag .
Ferrie is married and has four children.
Publications (selection)
- 2017: Rocket Science for Babies (Baby University), Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, ISBN 978-1-4926-5625-8
- 2019: Baby University - rocket science for babies, Loewe Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7432-0370-9
- 2017: General Relativity for Babies (Baby University), Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, ISBN 978-1492656265
- 2019: Baby University - General Theory of Relativity for Babies, Loewe Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7432-0373-0
- 2017: Evolution for Babies (Baby University), Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, ISBN 978-1-4926-7115-2
- 2019: Baby University - Evolution for Babies, Loewe Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7432-0371-6
- 2017: Quantum Physics for Babies (Baby University), Sourcebooks, ISBN 978-1492-6-5622-7
- 2019: Baby University - Baby University - Quantum Physics for Babies, Loewe Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7432-0372-3
Web links
- Website
- Chris Ferrie on the Loewe Verlag website
- Christopher Ferrie on the website of the University of Technology, Sydney
- Physics for Babies , YouTube videos (English / Chinese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b LibraryThing
- ^ Morph: Author visit with Chris Ferrie , Vancouver Public Library
- ↑ Quantum physics for babies - a different bedtime story , CBC News , August 21, 2017
- ↑ Chris Ferrie , equs.org, accessed March 20, 2019
- ↑ Some Theory and Applications of Probability in Quantum Mechanics , uwspace.uwaterloo.ca, accessed March 20, 2019
- ↑ Chris Ferrie , orcid.org , accessed March 20, 2019
- ↑ a b Einstein's teachings are now also available for toddlers , Augsburger Allgemeine , March 18, 2019
- ↑ Publishers: "It's that 'Seriously ?!' - Feeling that leads to the fact that you can't help but open the books" - Lively discussions about the "Baby University" , Book Market , March 19, 2019
- ↑ a b c d Baby University on the Source Books website, accessed March 20, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrie, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferrie, Christopher (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian physicist, mathematician, and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1983 |