Seven brief lessons on physics

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In this short, playful, entertaining and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, 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 one hundred pages, readers will understand the most transformative scientific discoveries of the twentieth century.

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Full title :Seven brief lessons on physics / Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre.

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Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books
Place of Publication:UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

Notes

Translated from the Italian.

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 83 pages : : illustrations ; : 19 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0241235960, 9780241235966, 9780399184437, 0399184430, 0399184414, 9780399184413, 0141981725, 9780141981727
oclc:ocn921184069
LC Classification:QC24.5
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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History physics Physics -- History -- 20th century Physics -- Popular works Physique -- Histoire -- 20e siècle Physique -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation Popular works