Everything you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven enlightening lessons
These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. In this mind-bending overview of modern physics, Carlo 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. Not since Richard Feynman's celebrated Six Easy Pieces
has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed.
Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre
A global superstar... Professor Rovelli is making the grammar of the universe accessible to a new generation, Channel 4 News
Surely Rovelli deserves the title 'world's most inspiring physics teacher', Daily Telegraph
