There Are Places In The World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Less Important Than Kindness
Language: English
Published by Allen Lane, 2020
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Spencer & Murphy Booksellers, Yungaburra, QLD, AustraliaSpencer & Murphy Booksellers
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One of our most beloved scientists, a fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. In this collection of writings, the logbook of an….
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- Title
- There Are Places In The World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Less Important Than Kindness
- Author
- Rovelli, Carlo
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover (Embossed Cloth)
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0241454689
- ISBN 13
- 9780241454688
- Item weight
- 350 grams
'A joy of a book - enriching, illuminating, eclectic and far from a conventional science read' Richard Webb, New Scientist
'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius for our age' Robert Fox
One of the most inspiring thinkers of our age, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics transforms the way we think about the world with his reflections on science, history and humanity
In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, Carlo Rovelli follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, history, philosophy and politics.
Written with his usual clarity and wit, these pieces range widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's butterflies to Dante's cosmology, from travels in Africa to the consciousness of an octopus, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism.
Charming, pithy and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential scientists of our age.
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About the Author
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 théorique 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.
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