Schrödinger's Cat & The Golden Bough addresses the relationship between science and mythology from the starting points of Frazer's The Golden Bough and Erwin Schrödinger's famous cat. From the Greek origins of modern scientific thought, Bancroft traces the intertwining and separation of mythology, magic, and science through the ages. Drawing on psychology, mythology, literature, and history of science, the author, a physicist who works with electromagnetic Field Theory, presents a fascinating and provocative cross-disciplinary study.

Chapter 1 The Spectrum of Symbolism Chapter 2 The Nature of Magic & The Magic of Nature Chapter 3 Infectious Ideas Chapter 4 The Function of Science and Mythology Chapter 5 Truth and Illusion Chapter 6 Islands of Thought