Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01AAYQC98 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 165 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, already a major best seller in Italy, explains general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role of humans in the strange world Rovelli describes. Everything you need to know about the beauty of modern physics.In seven brief lessons, Italian theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli guides listeners with admirable clarity through the most transformative physics breakthroughs of the 20th and 21st centuries. This is a book about 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.". It takes listeners 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
John K. Gayley said Brilliant and elegant homilies on physics, the nature of scientific endeavor, and being human. This is indeed, a very brief book of very brief lessons or chapters, and it is intriguing, elusive, seductive and ultimately humbling all at once. I’ll need to read it again several times over. The easy elegance and poetry of the writing deceptively masks a whole world of things being described, and the broader, better lessons aren’t really about physics at all.Hitherto, my last experience with physics was a "Brilliant and elegant homilies on physics, the nature of scientific endeavor, and being human" according to John K. Gayley. This is indeed, a very brief book of very brief lessons or chapters, and it is intriguing, elusive, seductive and ultimately humbling all at once. I’ll need to read it again several times over. The easy elegance and poetry of the writing deceptively masks a whole world of things being described, and the broader, better lessons aren’t really about physics at all.Hitherto, my last experience with physics was a 2nd semester senior class in high school when, (having been accepted t. nd semester senior class in high school when, (having been accepted t. Rama Rao said A simplified introduction to physics and reality for a non-cognoscente. Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli has condensed physics ideas into this 78 pages book. This work is the result of a series of articles published in an Italian newspaper. Building basic concepts to comprehend the nature of reality has not been simple for theoretical physicists, but the author has spared the narratives for leaner and lucid descriptions in the hopes that these ideas stir up some interest among readers. There is no math and no heavy discussion of relativity or quantum physic. Ashutosh S. Jogalekar said A beautiful and poignant meditation on the laws of physics and our place in the cosmos. Every once in a while it's a good idea to stand back from the daily necessities of our lives and look back and marvel at what we as human beings have accomplished in our understanding of ourselves and our universe. In very few instances is this wonder more apparent than in an appreciation of the discoveries that physics has made regarding space and time.In this short and highly readable book, Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli leads us through a tour of what he thinks are seven of the foremos