02797cam a2200457 i 4500 480980589 TxAuBib 20160101120000.0 160614t20162015||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016304894 9780399184413 hbk 0399184414 hbk (OCoLC)933728535 AZZPT eng AZZPT rda YDXCP BTCTA BDX OCLCQ CO2 PX0 CGL OCLCQ FM0 VP@ LIV SFR OVY OCLCF LMR OBE OCLCO NDS DLC TxAuBib rda eng ita Rovelli, Carlo, 1956- Seven brief lessons on physics. Sette brevi lezioni di fisica English. Seven brief lessons on physics / Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre. First American edition. New York, New York : Riverhead Books, 2016. ©2015. 86 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Translation from the Italian of: Sette brevi lezioni di fisica. "English translation published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK"--Title page verso. Includes index. The most beautiful of theories -- Quanta -- The architecture of the cosmos -- Particles -- Grains of space -- Probability, time, and the heat of black holes -- Ourselves. '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. And it's breathtaking' These seven short, simple lessons guide us through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli, a founder of the loop quantum gravity theory. 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 most transformative scientific discoveries of the twentieth century and what they mean for us. 20160101. Physics Popular works. Physics History 20th century. Physics. Carnell, Simon, 1962-, translator. Segre, Erica, translator. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016304894-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016304894-d.html Publisher description https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016304894-s.html Sample text T3F