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There are places in the world where rules are less important than kindness and other thoughts on physics, philosophy and the world

"A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time One of the world's most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the...

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Main Author: Rovelli, Carlo, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Segre, Erica (Translator), Carnell, Simon, 1962- (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Italian
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2022.
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Science > Social aspects > Popular works.
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Summary:"A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time One of the world's most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the wonders of modern physics and his singular perspective on the cosmos. This new collection of essays reveals a curious intellect always on the move. Rovelli invites us on an accessible and enlightening voyage through science, literature, philosophy, and politics. Written with his usual clarity and wit, this journey ranges widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's lepidopterology to Dante's cosmology, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism, from the future of physics to the power of uncertainty. Charming, pithy, and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential minds of our age"--
Item Description:"Originally published in Italy ... by RCS Media Group S.p.A, Milan, 2018"--Title page verso
"First published in English in Great Britain by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random HouseLtd., London, 2020"--Title page verso
Physical Description:255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780593192153
059319215X
Author Notes: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 United States, and is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de Physique Théorique in Marseille, France. His books Seven Brief Lessons on Physics , Reality Is Not What It Seems , The Order of Time , and Helgoland are international bestsellers that have been translated into more than fifty languages.

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