《上帝掷骰子吗》这本书是关于量子论的故事。量子论是一个极为奇妙的理论：从物理角度来说，它在科学家中间引起了最为激烈的争议和关注；从现实角度来说，它给我们的社会带来了无与伦比的变化和进步；从科学史角度来说，也几乎没有哪段历史比量子论的创立得到了更为彻底的研究。然而不可思议的是，它的基本观点和假说至今没有渗透到大众的意识中去，这无疑又给它增添了一道神秘的光环。
这本书带读者做一次量子之旅，从神话时代出发，沿着量子发展的道路，亲身去经历科学史上的乌云和暴雨，追逐流星的辉光，穿越重重迷雾和险滩，和最伟大的物理学家们并肩作战。除了回顾基本的历史背景，还将向着未来探险，去逐一摸索量子论面前的不同道路，闯入人迹罕至的未知境地，和先行者们一起开疆扩土。让人惊叹的，不仅仅是沿途那令人眼花缭乱的绚丽风景，更来自于人内心深处的思索和启示——那是科学深植在每个人心中不可抗拒的魅力。
这本书适合任何有中学基本物理概念的读者。

An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.
For two thousand years, cadavers-some willingly, some unwittingly-have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.
In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries-from the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on human composting. In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.
"Uproariously funny ...informative and respectful...irreverent and witty...impossible to put down." ~ Publishers Weekly
"Not grisly but inspiring, this work considers the many valuable scientific uses of the body after death." ~ Library Journal
"One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year." ~ Entertainment Weekly
New York Times National Best-Seller