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 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.” Astronomy & Space Science Physics Science Cosmology Mathematics Black Hole
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tons of answers but more wonder and curiosity than ever. I what the deeply blindly religious would think about this?

more curious than when I started the book...

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Hated physics at school but loved this. Awesome, mind-blowing, humbling, exciting. I loved listening to his accent, which in a mysterious way added to the magic of his thoughts. Came across it as a consequence of World Bookclub on the BBC World Service — so glad I did!

Awesome

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The world of physics could definitely use more passion, which I find in abundance via this author!

Fantastic, Easy To Digest Introduction To Physics

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This is book absolutely beautiful and inspiring. A must read for anyone curious as to humanities current understanding of the beauty and complexity of our being.

Loved it

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A personal account of the state of physics by a leading theoretician. It comes alive through his reading.

A Beautiful Book

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