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 United States and currently directs the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de Physique Théorique in Marseille, France. His books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Helgoland, are international bestsellers that have been translated into more than fifty languages.
“Highly original. . . . Chapter by chapter, Rovelli shows how
modern physics has annihilated common understandings of time. . . .
the many other excellent explanations of science, the heart and
humanity of the book, its poetry and its gentle tone raise it to
the level and style of such great scientist-writers as Lewis Thomas
and Rachel Carson.” —Alan Lightman, New York Times Book
Review
“ An elegant grapple with one of physics’ deepest mysteries. .
. .A masterly writer. . . . In this little gem of a book, Mr.
Rovelli first demolishes our common-sense notion of time. . . .an
ambitious book that illuminates a thorny question, that succeeds in
being a pleasurable read.” —Wall Street Journal
“No one writes about the cosmos like theoretical physicist Carlo
Rovelli. . . Rovelli’s new story of time is elegant and lucidly
told, whether he is revealing facts or indulging in
romantic-philosophic speculation about the nature of time.” —The
Washington Post
“An incredible book. . . [Rovelli] manages to communicate some of
the most complex and inspiring ideas we have about time with a
poetry, charm and wit that is infectious.” —Benedict
Cumberbatch
“Rovelli has crafted an accessible, mind-expanding read that
challenges our perceptions of time, space and reality.” —TIME
“A deep—and remarkably readable—dive into the fundamental nature of
time. . . written with enough charm and poetry to engage the
imagination of anyone who reads it.” —Financial Times
“The Order of Time, by Carlo Rovelli, hardly seems like pool-side
reading, but anyone with the least interest in the science of the
physical world will be by turns astonished, baffled and thrilled by
what Rovelli has to say about the true nature of time, which has
little in common with our everyday conception of it. Rovelli is the
poet of quantum physics.” —John Banville
“We live in an age of wonderful science writing, and Carlo
Rovelli’s new book, The Order of Time, is an example of the
very best. Time is something we think we know about instinctively;
here he shows how profoundly strange it really is.” —Philip
Pullman
“Mind-bending.” —Michael Pollan
“Rovelli is a wonderful writer, and so even when you (or perhaps I
should just stick to the first-person singular) don’t know what’s
going on, he comes up with enjoyable, occasionally beautiful
metaphors to help you (me). . . The ideas in The Order
of Time are extraordinary, and I rather fear you should read
it” —Nick Hornby, The Believer
“The Order of Time is a little wonder of a book. It provides
surprising insights into an increasingly mysterious world, offers
warmly humane reflections on our existential condition, and
sustains a virtual conversation that will continue long after the
reading has ceased.” —PopMatters
“A dizzying, poetic work” —The Guardian
“A compact and elegant book” —Nature
“Rovelli, a physicist and one of the founders of loop quantum
gravity theory, uses literary, poetical and historical devices to
unravel the properties of time, what it means to exist without time
and, at the end, how time began.” —Scientific American
“Physics' literary superstar makes us rethink time . . . The
Order of Time will surely establish Rovelli among the pantheon
of great scientist-communicators . . . More of this please” —New
Scientist
“Where other writers struggle to get their complex ideas across,
Rovelli introduces profound notions with ease, using simple but
evocative language . . . He also has a knack for mixing his serious
enterprise with a sense of humor.” —Science Magazine
“In this fascinating new book, Carlo Rovelli weaves together
physics, philosophy, and art to explore the enduring mystery of
time itself.” —Bustle
“An elegantly concise primer makes theoretical physics intelligible
. . . it would be to do a disservice to Rovelli and this stunningly
written book, to say that brevity is its main virtue.” —The Times
(UK)
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