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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

by Carlo Rovelli

A compact tour of modern physics

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A compact tour of modern physics

Carlo Rovelli organizes this introduction as seven brief lessons, moving across ideas that reshape how we understand the physical world. The subjects range from Einstein’s general relativity and quantum mechanics to elementary particles, gravity, and black holes, then widen to the universe’s structure and humanity’s place within it. The book also reaches toward the limits of current knowledge, connecting the very small with the origins of the cosmos and questions about the mind. Its short, topic-based format offers an accessible overview of several major areas of contemporary physics rather than an in-depth treatment of any single one.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults seeking an introductory overview of modern physics
  • Readers curious about relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, and cosmology
  • Those who prefer a short, structured introduction to broad scientific ideas

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Modern physicsThe structure of the universeThe limits of scientific knowledgeHumanity’s place in the cosmos

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Book overview

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."
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