{"product_id":"seven-brief-lessons-on-physics-9780399184413","title":"Seven Brief Lessons on Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReality Is Not What It Seems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHelgoland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnaximander\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the year's most entrancing books about science.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlo Rovelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399184413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo Rovelli \u003c\/b\u003eis 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 \u003ci\u003eSeven Brief Lessons on Physics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHelgoland\u003c\/i\u003e, are international bestsellers that have been translated into more than fifty languages.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Carlo Rovelli \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47281990271133,"sku":"9780399184413","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_82dc4991-6809-4f69-a8b2-1d764544414c.jpg?v=1759941588","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/seven-brief-lessons-on-physics-9780399184413","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}