Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

byCarlo Rovelli, Erica Segre (Translator), Simon Carnell (Translator)

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In this mind-bending introduction to 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 best-seller Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and delightfully revealed.

A sensation... The new cult book
Katie Law, Evening Standard

About Carlo Rovelli

Carlo Rovelli is an internationally acclaimed writer whose books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland and White Holes, have been number one bestsellers around the world and translated into over forty languages. As a theoretical physicist, he has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time and he is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique théorique in Marseille, France.

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Imprint: Penguin
Published: 30/06/2016
ISBN: 9780141981727
Length: 96 pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 8mm x 129mm
Weight: 98g
Price: £9.99

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A sensation... The new cult book

There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Absolutely fascinating... explains the entire universe in 79 pages

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

Honestly I cannot recommend it too strongly... One of the fastest selling science titles of all time because it is so clear

The perfect antidote to the fluff and nonsense around right now. Learn how the world is and how you might just fit in

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

The most fun physicist to be with -- as well as the greatest explainer of physics

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

A global superstar... Professor Rovelli is making the grammar of the universe accessible to a new generation

About Carlo Rovelli

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