Carlo Rovelli is 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 Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Helgoland, are international bestsellers that have been translated into more than fifty languages.
Praise for Helgoland:
“Popular science has rarely been so good.” ―Prospect
“It was with great joy that I discovered and consumed Carlo
Rovelli’s latest offering. . . . Helgoland hooked me so hard I read
the entire book in one sitting. And then twice more.” —Lisa Feldman
Barrett, The Chronicle of Higher Education
“One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to
the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous
book.” ―John Banville, The Wall Street Journal
“Bracing and refreshing…Rovelli is offering a new way to understand
not just the world but our place in it, too.” —NPR
“A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory
with the light touch of a skilled storyteller.” ―The
Guardian
“Rovelli tackles both the quantum realm and the ways it helps us
make sense of the mind with refreshing clarity.” —Anil
Ananthaswamy, The New York Times Book Review
“Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace.” —TIME
“This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum
theory and lays out its possible meanings.” —Scientific
American
“[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest
scientific conundrums.” —Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
“Physicist Rovelli (The Order of Time) dazzles with this look at
the 'almost psychedelic experience’ of understanding quantum
theory…These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers
through the knotty logic, often with lyricism…Readers who follow
along will be left in awe.” —Publisher's Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
“Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest
author now writing on physics and the quantum world.” —The
Article
“Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator… This is the place
where science comes to life.” —Neil Gaiman
“Helgoland is Rovelli’s most beautiful yet… Unforgettable.”
―The London Times
“Another brilliant book by Rovelli, who is emerging as the most
approachable yet authoritative contemporary writer about quantum
physics. He describes a 'relational' universe in which there are no
absolutes and everything depends on interactions between objects.
You won’t understand quantum mechanics after reading this—or any
other book—but you’ll have fun trying.” —Financial Times
“Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit.”
—London Observer
“If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive
world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli.” ―The Times
“Inspiring.” ―Spectator
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