The Number One bestselling author of The Order of Time is back with a stunning book about the enigma of quantum physics
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 US, and is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique theorique in Marseille, France. His books Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Helgoland, Reality Is Not What It Seems and The Order of Time are international bestsellers which have been translated into forty-three languages.
Another triumph by quantum physicist Rovelli, who makes his own
field of science approachable without losing a sense of authority.
He mixes history with contemporary research to describe a
"relational" universe in which nothing is permanent or absolute and
everything depends on interactions between objects.
*Financial Times, Best Books of the Year*
In this masterly work, Rovelli embraces and explores the mysteries
and contradictions of quantum theory
*The Times, Best Books of the Year*
Carlo Rovelli takes on the mystery of quantum theory. He conjures a
bewildering world, where objects are defined by whatever they
interact with...
*Guardian, Books of the Year*
Popular science has rarely been so good
*Prospect*
Theoretical physics often feels rather mystical. This mind-bending,
lively book by the bestselling physicist Carlo Rovelli reinforces
that other-wordly feeling. . . unforgettable
*The Times, Best Books to Read This Summer*
Travelogue meets biography meets a masterful explanation of quantum
theory in this warm and fascinating account
*Guardian Summer Reads*
A great tonic for long-isolated minds . . . a thrilling story,
written with Rovelli's accustomed wit and panache. After reading
him, you'll look at the grains of beach sand between your toes with
an entirely new eye
*Irish Independent*
My other great love these days is for Carlo Rovelli, who is often
called the poet of physics. He writes elegant, wondering, enlarging
books on time and quantum theory, much in the spirit of a priest
bringing the word of God to his congregation, and I've found it
good for my soul to be confronted with how little I understand the
world and everything in it
*Guardian*
The greatest populariser of physics today. . . Rovelli's clarity of
exposition would be enough to make the book a triumph. What
elevates it even more is the deep humanity he brings to his subject
. . . we are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science,
but even more magical
*Financial Times*
It is the genius of Carlo Rovelli - in my opinion the most poetic
and lucid popular science writer since Richard Dawkins - to evoke
the mystical aspect of physics. . . His new book, Helgoland is his
most beautiful yet. . . leaves an unforgettable impression of its
author as a man struggling at the furthest limits of human
comprehension
*The Times*
Another brilliant book by Rovelli, who is emerging as the most
approachable yet authoritative contemporary writer about quantum
physics. . . you'll have fun
*Financial Times Summer Books*
Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit. . . His
books continue a tradition of popular scientific writing from
Galileo to Darwin that disappeared in the academic specialisations
of the past century
*Observer*
One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters of the
dazzling enigmas of his discipline... A momentous book
*Wall Street Journal*
If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world
of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli, the most poetically minded
of today's science communicators
*The Times*
A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory. . .
With the light touch of a skilled storyteller. . . Rovelli is not
afraid to mix quantum physics and eastern philosophy
*Guardian*
Inspiring. . . Without mathematics or experiment, by page 81 your
thoughts are at the frontier of quantum theory, and it's time for
your second brain-cudgelling walk
*Spectator*
A delight . . . it is a pleasure to travel in Rovelli's company
*New Statesman*
Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace
*Time*
Rovelli's is a new vision, one with a remarkable power in
delivering new answers to old quantum riddles, and it is conveyed
lucidly in this original and graceful book
*TLS*
Bracing and refreshing. . . Rovelli is offering a new way to
understand not just the world but our place in it, too
*NPR*
Carlo Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator. . . What I
love about his writing is that it always comes back to people --
people interacting with other people, who are interacting with
their world. This is the place where science comes to life
*Neil Gaiman*
When life feels strange, Rovelli's books remind me that there is
beauty in the strangeness
*Johny Pitts*
Rovelli is a brilliant and lucid teacher who uses his understanding
of theoretical physics and the quantum world to talk about the
complexity of our everyday reality
*Russell Brand*
Carlo Rovelli's imaginative rigour, his lively humour and his
beautiful writing are inspiring
*Erica Wagner*
Rovelli opens windows onto the imagination for all of us
*Antony Gormley*
I always find with Carlo Rovelli's books that there are moments
when you get a real hit of understanding -- a jigsaw in your mind
that just falls into place
*Robin Ince*
Helgoland is a wonderful guide to the most extraordinary story in
physics. It will reset your view of the universe
*Marcus du Sautoy*
The old, solid world, if you believed in it at all, breaks into a
glorious shimmer of limitless potential
*Tablet*
Rovelli has an uncanny knack for instilling wonder and explaining
complex theories in plain, entertaining ways
*Irish Times*
I'm keen for everyone to read Helgoland: a wonderfully lucid and
poetic account of the foundations of quantum physics. It combines a
compelling history with Rovelli's own intriguing - and for me very
appealing - views about the basis of all things
*Anil Seth, author of Being You*
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
*Chronicle of Higher Education*
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