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Carlo Rovelli
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics tells the thrilling story of one of the greatest intellectual leaps of all time.
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The instant Sunday Times bestseller – a dazzling story of rebellion and science
In June 1925, twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg, suffering from hay fever, had retreated to the treeless, wind-battered island…
Originally published in Italian: L'ordine del tempo (Milan: Adelphi Edizioni, 2017).
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What are time and space made of? Where does matter come from? And what exactly is reality? From Aristotle to Albert Einstein, Michael Faraday to the Higgs boson, the author…
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An explanation of 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.
One of the most inspiring thinkers of our age transforms the way we think about the world with his reflections on science, history and humanity
One of our most beloved…
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Carlo Rovelli (Universite d'Aix-Marseille)
Renowned physicist and author Carlo Rovelli gives a straightforward introduction to General Relativity, our current theory of gravitation. Focusing on conceptual clarity, he derives all the basic results in the…
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Translation of: ‘L'ordine del tempo’. First published in Italian in 2017.
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Translation of: Che cos'ae la scienza: la rivoluzione di Anassimandro, and published in French as La naissance de la pensaee scientifique: Anaximandre de Milet, and also published as Anaximandre de…
A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Anaximander
One of the world's most prominent physicists and fearless free…
In this collection of writings, Carlo Rovelli follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, literature, philosophy and politics.
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A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into…
Taking the form of a conversation conducted between Theodore Spyropoulos and Carlo Rovelli, this book explores how quantum physics and algorithmic structures might provide more adaptive and inclusive design strategies…
"Originally published in Italy as Ci sono luoghi al mondo dove piau che le regole ae importante la gentilezza by RCS Media Group S.p.A., Milan, 2018"--Copyright page.
Carlo Rovelli, a leading theoretical physicist, uses the figure of Anaximander as the starting point for an examination of scientific thinking itself: its limits, its strengths, its benefits to humankind…
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Rovelli restores Anaximander to his place in the history of science by reconstructing his theories from what is known to us and examining them in their historical and philosophical contexts…
Originally published in French by Dunod, 2014.
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…
A mesmerizing trip to the strange world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time
Let us journey, with beloved…
First published in Italy by Aldephi Edizioni SPA under the title L'ordine del tempo, 2017 –Copyright page.
Named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and a Best Science Book of 2021 by The Guardian
Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator… This is…
Carlo Rovelli (Centre de Physique Theorique, Marseille)
Focusing on the conceptual and foundational issues raised by quantum gravity, in particular the nature of space and time, this 2004 book presents the loop and spinfoam approach. Aimed at…
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The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics tells the thrilling story of one of the greatest intellectual leaps of all time
Prominent scientists and philosophers of science address contemporary debates on the nature of Time. Their contributions freely discuss its unity and reality, its compatibility with the orders of classical philosophy…
The Number One bestselling author of The Order of Time is back with a stunning book about the enigma of quantum physics.
Carlo Rovelli (Universite d'Aix-Marseille),Francesca Vidotto (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
A comprehensible introduction to the most fascinating research in theoretical physics: advanced quantum gravity. This book focuses on the physical and conceptual aspects of the problem and includes the background…
Generalising Newton’s law of gravitation, general relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics. On the occasion of general relativity’s centennial, this book features leading scientists in the different…
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Anish Kapoor is a British artist who came to prominence in the 1980s. He has since developed a distinctive body of work in stone, marble, pigment, stainless steel, and plaster…
