Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Autor Carlo Rovellien Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 feb 2016
Short and resonant. . . . The essays in "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics" arrive like shots of espresso. "The New York Times"
A startling and illustrative distillation of centuries of science. "The Economist"
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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. "
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780399184413
ISBN-10: 0399184414
Pagini: 96
Dimensiuni: 130 x 196 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Riverhead Books
ISBN-10: 0399184414
Pagini: 96
Dimensiuni: 130 x 196 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Riverhead Books
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Notă biografică
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 currently directs the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de Physique Théorique in Marseille, France. His books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Helgoland, are international bestsellers that have been translated into more than fifty languages.
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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 inSeven Brief Lessons on Physicsarrivelike 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
There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible,Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
With the publication of his million-sellingSeven Brief Lessons on Physics, Carlo Rovelli took his place with Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman asone 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
The physicist transforming how we see the universe
Surely Rovelli deserves the title 'world's most inspiring physics teacher'
An amuse bouche for some of the ideas that are wrapped up in 20th-century astrophysics where it borders on philosophy. Millions have digested this little treat
If you've ever wanted to understand physics better, read Carlo Rovelli's masterful book,Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. One of the world's leading scientists, he explains concepts like relativity, quantum mechanics and black holes with an elegance and clarity that reminded me of Richard Feynman... You will probably find yourself coming back to it again and again
Wonderfully clear and vivid. Carlo Rovelli manages to convey the mystery of very large things and very small things with brilliant effect
A sublime read... The triumph of this book is that it educates you, guides you, and brings you bang up to date with the central issues in theoretical physics today... Intriguing, captivating and magical
If you want to understand what gets physicists out of bed in the morning, there is no better guide than Rovelli...Seven Brief Lessons on Physicsis an absorbing, lovely book... This is physics as romantic poetry and, by God, it's beguiling
A startling and illustrative distillation of centuries of science... The book's triumph lies not only in presenting some of the headiest stuff science has produced in so few pages, but also in giving real insight into how science treats those ideas
There have been plenty of attempts in recent years to explain the basic concepts of physics to us, but few as elegant and concise as Carlo Rovelli's... there's enough food for thought here to last a lifetime
Sparse, elegant and most of all readable... at the end of it you feel more clever. Rovelli has achieved something unheard of in books about theoretical physics: most of the people who have started his book have also probably finished it
A surprise bestseller... the most interesting of the year's science books
It is amazing that such a short book can dig to such satisfying depths
The slim volume is stereotypically the province of poetry, but this beautifully designed little book shows that science, with its curiosity, its intense engagement with what there really is, its readiness to jettison received ways of seeing, is a kind of poetry too
Rovelli has a rare knack for conveying the top line of scientific theories in clear and compelling terms without succumbing to the lure of elaborate footnotes... a breath of fresh air
A slim poetic meditation... Rovelli belongs to a great Italian tradition of one-culture science writing that encompasses the Roman poet Lucretius, Galileo, Primo Levi and Italo Calvino. The physics here is comprehensible and limpid, and Rovelli gives it an edge through his clear-eyed humanistic interpretations
The book to read if you know very little about modern physics but want to begin to grasp its wonder, and the potential it has to enrich our understanding of the universe and our place in it
Totally gripping. . . full of thought-provoking ideas. . . very beautiful
If you only ever read one book on physics, read this. Beautifully written and engaging
The rare book about physics that can be ingested in a single sitting
Utterly blown away by the concise beauty ofSeven Brief Lessons on Physicsby Carlo Rovelli. Science as poetry. Awe inspiring
No one should hold office unless they have read Carlo Rovelli'sSeven Brief Lessons on Physics
Brilliant... Rovelli writes with clarity and verve, vividly bringing to life concepts that can often appear incomprehensible, and inviting readers to see the world anew. Few writers, let alone physicists, capture the beauty of nature and the excitement of its discovery in such clear, rich prose... It's hard to imagine a more coherent, inspiring introduction to modern physics. It really is an enchanting little volume
Carlo Rovelli has never been afraid to challenge the status quo
Carlo Rovelli has never been afraid to challenge the status quo
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 inSeven Brief Lessons on Physicsarrivelike 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
There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible,Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
With the publication of his million-sellingSeven Brief Lessons on Physics, Carlo Rovelli took his place with Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman asone 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
The physicist transforming how we see the universe
Surely Rovelli deserves the title 'world's most inspiring physics teacher'
An amuse bouche for some of the ideas that are wrapped up in 20th-century astrophysics where it borders on philosophy. Millions have digested this little treat
If you've ever wanted to understand physics better, read Carlo Rovelli's masterful book,Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. One of the world's leading scientists, he explains concepts like relativity, quantum mechanics and black holes with an elegance and clarity that reminded me of Richard Feynman... You will probably find yourself coming back to it again and again
Wonderfully clear and vivid. Carlo Rovelli manages to convey the mystery of very large things and very small things with brilliant effect
A sublime read... The triumph of this book is that it educates you, guides you, and brings you bang up to date with the central issues in theoretical physics today... Intriguing, captivating and magical
If you want to understand what gets physicists out of bed in the morning, there is no better guide than Rovelli...Seven Brief Lessons on Physicsis an absorbing, lovely book... This is physics as romantic poetry and, by God, it's beguiling
A startling and illustrative distillation of centuries of science... The book's triumph lies not only in presenting some of the headiest stuff science has produced in so few pages, but also in giving real insight into how science treats those ideas
There have been plenty of attempts in recent years to explain the basic concepts of physics to us, but few as elegant and concise as Carlo Rovelli's... there's enough food for thought here to last a lifetime
Sparse, elegant and most of all readable... at the end of it you feel more clever. Rovelli has achieved something unheard of in books about theoretical physics: most of the people who have started his book have also probably finished it
A surprise bestseller... the most interesting of the year's science books
It is amazing that such a short book can dig to such satisfying depths
The slim volume is stereotypically the province of poetry, but this beautifully designed little book shows that science, with its curiosity, its intense engagement with what there really is, its readiness to jettison received ways of seeing, is a kind of poetry too
Rovelli has a rare knack for conveying the top line of scientific theories in clear and compelling terms without succumbing to the lure of elaborate footnotes... a breath of fresh air
A slim poetic meditation... Rovelli belongs to a great Italian tradition of one-culture science writing that encompasses the Roman poet Lucretius, Galileo, Primo Levi and Italo Calvino. The physics here is comprehensible and limpid, and Rovelli gives it an edge through his clear-eyed humanistic interpretations
The book to read if you know very little about modern physics but want to begin to grasp its wonder, and the potential it has to enrich our understanding of the universe and our place in it
Totally gripping. . . full of thought-provoking ideas. . . very beautiful
If you only ever read one book on physics, read this. Beautifully written and engaging
The rare book about physics that can be ingested in a single sitting
Utterly blown away by the concise beauty ofSeven Brief Lessons on Physicsby Carlo Rovelli. Science as poetry. Awe inspiring
No one should hold office unless they have read Carlo Rovelli'sSeven Brief Lessons on Physics
Brilliant... Rovelli writes with clarity and verve, vividly bringing to life concepts that can often appear incomprehensible, and inviting readers to see the world anew. Few writers, let alone physicists, capture the beauty of nature and the excitement of its discovery in such clear, rich prose... It's hard to imagine a more coherent, inspiring introduction to modern physics. It really is an enchanting little volume
Carlo Rovelli has never been afraid to challenge the status quo
Carlo Rovelli has never been afraid to challenge the status quo
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THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER
Everything you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven enlightening lessons
'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. And it's breathtaking'
These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. 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 Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed.