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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli
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Description for Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Paperback. Presents what you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven lessons. In this introduction to modern physics, the author explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 284 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER 'There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics' - Benedict Cumberbatch 'With the publication of this million-selling book, Rovelli took his place with Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman as one of the great popularisers of modern theoretical physics' - Sam Leith, Spectator Everything you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven enlightening lessons These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the scientific ... Read morerevolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. In this mind-bending overview of modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. Not since Richard Feynman's celebrated Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed. Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre Show Less
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Penguin Books Ltd
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London, United Kingdom
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About Carlo Rovelli
Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. He has worked in Italy and the US, and is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique theorique in Marseille, France. His Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is an international bestseller translated into forty-one languages.
Reviews for Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli has never been afraid to challenge the status quo
Morgan Freeman
Science Channel
Brilliant... Rovelli writes with clarity and verve, vividly bringing to life concepts that can often appear incomprehensible, and inviting readers to see the world anew. Few writers, let alone physicists, capture the beauty of nature and the excitement of its discovery in ... Read moresuch clear, rich prose... It's hard to imagine a more coherent, inspiring introduction to modern physics. It really is an enchanting little volume
New Scientist
No one should hold office unless they have read Carlo Rovelli's Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Nick Harkaway, author of The Gone-Away World and Angelmaker Utterly blown away by the concise beauty of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli. Science as poetry. Awe inspiring
Michael Bhaskar, author of The Content Machine The rare book about physics that can be ingested in a single sitting
Alexandra Alter
New York Times
If you only ever read one book on physics, read this. Beautifully written and engaging
Rowan Coleman, author of We Are All Made of Stars The essays in Seven Brief Lessons on Physics arrive like shots of espresso, which you can consume the way the Italians do, quickly and while standing up. As slim as a volume of poetry, Mr. Rovelli's book also has that tantalizing quality that good books of poems have; it artfully hints at meanings beyond its immediate scope
Dwight Garner
New York Times
Totally gripping. . . full of thought-provoking ideas. . . very beautiful
Harriet Gilbert
A Good Read Radio 4
The book to read if you know very little about modern physics but want to begin to grasp its wonder, and the potential it has to enrich our understanding of the universe and our place in it
Nicholas Lezard
Guardian
A slim poetic meditation... Rovelli belongs to a great Italian tradition of one-culture science writing that encompasses the Roman poet Lucretius, Galileo, Primo Levi and Italo Calvino. The physics here is comprehensible and limpid, and Rovelli gives it an edge through his clear-eyed humanistic interpretations
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Independent
Rovelli has a rare knack for conveying the top line of scientific theories in clear and compelling terms without succumbing to the lure of elaborate footnotes... a breath of fresh air
Nicola Davis
Observer
The slim volume is stereotypically the province of poetry, but this beautifully designed little book shows that science, with its curiosity, its intense engagement with what there really is, its readiness to jettison received ways of seeing, is a kind of poetry too
Financial Times
It is amazing that such a short book can dig to such satisfying depths
Stephen Curry
Guardian
A surprise bestseller... the most interesting of the year's science books
Daily Telegraph
Sparse, elegant and most of all readable... at the end of it you feel more clever. Rovelli has achieved something unheard of in books about theoretical physics: most of the people who have started his book have also probably finished it
Tom Whipple
The Times
There have been plenty of attempts in recent years to explain the basic concepts of physics to us, but few as elegant and concise as Carlo Rovelli's... there's enough food for thought here to last a lifetime
Nick Rennison
Daily Mail
A startling and illustrative distillation of centuries of science... The book's triumph lies not only in presenting some of the headiest stuff science has produced in so few pages, but also in giving real insight into how science treats those ideas
Economist
If you want to understand what gets physicists out of bed in the morning, there is no better guide than Rovelli... Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is an absorbing, lovely book... This is physics as romantic poetry and, by God, it's beguiling
Michael Brooks
New Statesman
A sublime read... The triumph of this book is that it educates you, guides you, and brings you bang up to date with the central issues in theoretical physics today... Intriguing, captivating and magical
Ivor Mason
I Newspaper
Wonderfully clear and vivid. Carlo Rovelli manages to convey the mystery of very large things and very small things with brilliant effect
Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials If you've ever wanted to understand physics better, read Carlo Rovelli's masterful book, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. One of the world's leading scientists, he explains concepts like relativity, quantum mechanics and black holes with an elegance and clarity that reminded me of Richard Feynman... You will probably find yourself coming back to it again and again
Fareed Zakaria Absolutely fascinating... explains the entire universe in 79 pages
Steve Wright
BBC Radio 2
A sensation... the new cult book
Katie Law
Evening Standard
An amuse bouche for some of the ideas that are wrapped up in 20th-century astrophysics where it borders on philosophy. Millions have digested this little treat
Adam Rutherford
Guardian
The physicist transforming how we see the universe
Financial Times
Surely Rovelli deserves the title 'world's most inspiring physics teacher'
Daily Telegraph
A global superstar... Professor Rovelli is making the grammar of the universe accessible to a new generation
Channel 4 News
The most fun physicist to be with
as well as the greatest explainer of physics
Bryan Appleyard
Sunday Times
The perfect antidote to the fluff and nonsense around right now. Learn how the world is and how you might just fit in
Simon Mayo
Daily Mirror
The man who makes physics sexy... the new Hawking... His writing is luminous. By the time I had finished reading I was in serious awe of the author
David Aaronovitch
The Times
Honestly I cannot recommend it too strongly... one of the fastest selling science titles of all time because it is so clear
Jeremy Vine
BBC Radio 2
With the publication of his million-selling Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Carlo Rovelli took his place with Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman as one of the great popularisers of modern theoretical physics
Sam Leith
Spectator
There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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