There are places in the world where rules are less important than kindness : and other thoughts on physics, philosophy and the world / Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell.
By: Rovelli, Carlo [author.].
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, ©2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780593192153.Uniform titles: Ci sono luoghi al mondo dove piu che le regole e importante la gentilezza. English. Subject(s): Science -- Popular works | Science -- Social aspects -- Popular works | Physics -- PhilosophyGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time One of the world's most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the wonders of modern physics and his singular perspective on the cosmos. This new collection of essays reveals a curious intellect always on the move. Rovelli invites us on an accessible and enlightening voyage through science, literature, philosophy, and politics. Written with his usual clarity and wit, this journey ranges widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's lepidopterology to Dante's cosmology, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism, from the future of physics to the power of uncertainty. Charming, pithy, and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential minds of our age"--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Originally published in Italian by RCS Media Group S.p.A, Milan, 2018.page verso.
English translation published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK.
Kirkus Reviews, February 15, 2022.
Publishers Weekly, February 07, 2022.
Library Journal Prepub Alert, December 08, 2021.
"A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time One of the world's most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the wonders of modern physics and his singular perspective on the cosmos. This new collection of essays reveals a curious intellect always on the move. Rovelli invites us on an accessible and enlightening voyage through science, literature, philosophy, and politics. Written with his usual clarity and wit, this journey ranges widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's lepidopterology to Dante's cosmology, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism, from the future of physics to the power of uncertainty. Charming, pithy, and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential minds of our age"--
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