Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity
Oct 2016 · Penguin UK
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'The physicist transforming how we see the universe' Financial Times
'An utter joy' Adam Rutherford
Do space and time truly exist? What is reality made of? Can we understand its deep texture? Scientist Carlo Rovelli has spent his whole life exploring these questions and pushing the boundaries of what we know. In this mind-expanding book, he shows how our understanding of reality has changed throughout centuries, from Democritus to loop quantum gravity. Taking us on a wondrous journey, he invites us to imagine a whole new world where black holes are waiting to explode, spacetime is made up of grains, and infinity does not exist -- a vast universe still largely undiscovered.
'A hugely engaging book... Rovelli is a charming, thought-provoking tour guide' Manjit Kumar, Prospect
Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre
'An utter joy' Adam Rutherford
Do space and time truly exist? What is reality made of? Can we understand its deep texture? Scientist Carlo Rovelli has spent his whole life exploring these questions and pushing the boundaries of what we know. In this mind-expanding book, he shows how our understanding of reality has changed throughout centuries, from Democritus to loop quantum gravity. Taking us on a wondrous journey, he invites us to imagine a whole new world where black holes are waiting to explode, spacetime is made up of grains, and infinity does not exist -- a vast universe still largely undiscovered.
'A hugely engaging book... Rovelli is a charming, thought-provoking tour guide' Manjit Kumar, Prospect
Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre
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4.6
26 reviews
Steven Ramirez
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November 25, 2018
Though obvious from the title, there seemed to be too much on the journey and not enough on quantum gravity.
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Deagan Marchant
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December 2, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyable to even those already immersed in physics.
Ralph Martin
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January 10, 2019
Too much history, not enough about the title topic.
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About the author
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 US, and is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique théorique in Marseille, France. His Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is an international bestseller translated into forty-one languages.
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