Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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The New York Times bestseller from the author of The Order of Time and Reality Is Not What It Seems and Helgoland "One of the year's most entrancing books about science."--The Wall Street Journal "Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics."--The New York Times Book Review This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains Einstein's general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role humans play in this weird and wonderful world. Carlo Rovelli, a renowned theoretical physicist, is a delightfully poetic and philosophical scientific guide. He takes us to the frontiers of our knowledge: to the most minute reaches of the fabric of space, back to the origins of the cosmos, and into the workings of our minds. The book celebrates the joy of discovery. "Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and the beauty of the world," Rovelli writes. "And it's breathtaking."
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0399184414
ISBN13:9780399184413
Release Date:March 2016
Publisher:Riverhead Books
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.43 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
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Informative, Easy to Read, Important
Published by Abigail , 5 years ago
Okay but this. little. book. I wasn't prepared for the immensely important conclusion of this book about physics - which I read in the wind on campus as the sun was setting and I am surprised my heart didn't just burst with love for science and the world and academia. All I have to say is:
"Immersed in this nature that made us and that directs us, we are not homeless beings suspended between two worlds, parts of but only partly belonging to nature, with a longing for something else. No: we are home."
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