Chris Ferrie
Chris Ferrie is a Canadian physicist, mathematician, researcher and children's book author.
Ferrie studied at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario Canada, where he earned a BSc in mathematical physics, a masters in applied mathematics, and a PhD in applied mathematics on Theory and Applications of Probability in Quantum Mechanics.
From 2013 to 2014 he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Quantum Information and Control of the University of New Mexico.
From 2015 to 2017 he was a postdoctoral research associate and since 2017 he has been working as a senior lecturer at the Centre for Engineer Quantum Systems of the University of Technology Sydney.
Ferrie is the creator and author of the children's book brand Baby University, a series of board books and picture books that introduce complex subjects to children.
On the 30th of April 2020 Ferrie announced that he was joining an Australian science podcast called Sci-gasm.
Ferrie is married and father of four children.Books
- Quantum Physics for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- * Baby-Universität - Quantenphysik für Babys, Loewe Verlag,
- Rocket Science for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- * Baby-Universität - Raketenwissenschaft für Babys, Loewe Verlag,
- General Relativity for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- * Baby-Universität - Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie für Babys, Loewe Verlag,
- Newtownian Physics for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- Goodnight Lab, Sourcebooks,
- Quantum Entanglement for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- Optical Physics for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- ABCs of Physics, Sourcebooks,
- ABCs of Science, Sourcebooks,
- ABCs of Mathematics, Sourcebooks,
- Statistical Physics for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- Electromagnetism for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- Quantum Information for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- Scientist, Scientist, Who Do You See?, Sourcebooks,
- ABCs of Space, Sourcebooks,
- Astrophysics for Babies,
- ABCs of Biology,
- Evolution for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- * Baby-Universität - Evolution für Babys, Loewe Verlag,
- Organic Chemistry for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- Nuclear Physics for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- Quantum Computing for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- 8 Little Planets, Sourcebooks,
- Robotics for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- Neural Networks for Babies, Sourcebooks,
- ABCs of Engineering, Sourcebooks,
- The Cat in the Box, Sourcebooks,
Awards
- Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award