Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

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These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. In this beautiful and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. In under eighty pages, readers will understand the mo…

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Title Statements

Full title :Seven Brief Lessons on Physics / Rovelli, Carlo.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Allen Lane
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 83 s. : : illustrations ; : 19 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780241235966, 0241235960
oclc:ocn943168936
Dewey Decimal:530

The Most Beautiful of Theories -- Quanta -- The Architecture of the Cosmos -- Particles -- Grains of Space -- Probability, Time and the Heat of Black Holes -- Ourselves.

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Fysik -- historia -- 1900-talet Fysik -- populärvetenskap History physics Physics -- History -- 20th century Physics -- Popular works Physique -- Histoire -- 20e siècle Physique -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation Popular works