Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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4.3 • 501 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
The New York Times bestseller from the author of The Order of Time and Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander
“One of the year’s most entrancing books about science.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics.”—The New York Times Book Review
This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains 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. Carlo Rovelli, a renowned theoretical physicist, is a delightfully poetic and philosophical scientific guide. 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. The book celebrates the joy of discovery. “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.”
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In the span of a morning commute, we got a clearer picture of quantum theory and the structure of our cosmos than ever before. Physicist Carlo Rovelli tells the stories behind major scientific discoveries with Hemingway-like brevity and clarity and brings an artist’s sense of delight and wonder to the complex ideas of modern physics. Of understanding Einstein’s theory of special relativity, Rovelli writes, “the reward is sheer beauty, and new eyes with which to see the world."
Customer Reviews
Chemistry of cooking 101
Nice touch of spices blended smoothly into the recipe of life, time and space. Now into the oven you go!
Not for enthusiasts
VERY short and doesn't go in depth at all.
If you lived under the proverbial rock, it's a great introduction.
However if you are like me and love reading about this stuff online and loosely follow physics, there is nothing new.
Interesting read
A great book on the broad lessons that physics had taught us this far.