Seven Brief Lessons On Physics
Pages: 96
Edition: Hardcover
List Price: $18
Publisher: Riverhead
ISBN: 9780399184413
First entered: 5th, Mar 2016
Number of weeks: 15
Book Summary
“A startling and illustrative distillation of centuries of science.”—The Economist
“Lean, lucid and enchanting.”—New Scientist
The international bestseller that reveals all the beauty of modern physics in seven short and enlightening lessons
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is a book about the joy of discovery. Carlo Rovelli brings a playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, offering surprising—and surprisingly easy to grasp—explanations of 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. 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. “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.”
Authors
Name: Carlo Rovelli
Hometown: Verona
Born: May, 1956
About the author:
Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in Italy and the USA, and currently works in France. His work is mainly in the field of quantum gravity, where he is among the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory. He has also worked in the history and philosophy of science. He collaborates regularly with several Italian newspapers, in particular the cultural supplements of Il Sole 24 Ore and La Repubblica.
