Cheshire cat

The Cheshire cat is a character from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a famous novel written by Lewis Carroll in 1865.^[1] The cat is known for its unique grin and its ability to disappear gradually (leaving behind only that grin).^[1]

The phrase "grin like a Cheshire cat" existed before Carroll's novel, though historians do not know where the expression came from.^[1]

In the time since Carroll published his novel, the concept of the cheshire cat has gained popularity. It is sometimes used in science to describe certain phenomena.^[2]^[3]

The Cheshire cat appears in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton.^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Cheshire Cat | Alice in Wonderland, Grin, Feline | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
↑ Bischoff, Manon. "A New Quantum Cheshire Cat Thought Experiment Is Out of the Box". Scientific American. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
↑ "'Quantum Cheshire Cat' becomes reality". BBC News. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
↑ Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Stephen Fry as Cheshire Cat - IMDb, retrieved 2025-05-09

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Cheshire Cat | Alice in Wonderland, Grin, Feline | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.

[2] Bischoff, Manon. "A New Quantum Cheshire Cat Thought Experiment Is Out of the Box". Scientific American. Retrieved 2025-05-09.

[3] "'Quantum Cheshire Cat' becomes reality". BBC News. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2025-05-09.

[4] Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Stephen Fry as Cheshire Cat - IMDb, retrieved 2025-05-09

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