Reality Is Not What It Seems
Book description
'The physicist transforming how we see the universe' (Financial Times)
'An utter joy' (Adam Rutherford)
'A hugely engaging book... Rovelli is a charming, thought-provoking tour guide' (Manjit Kumar Prospect)
Do space and time truly exist? What is reality made of? Can we understand its deep texture?
Scientist Carlo Rovelli has…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Reality Is Not What It Seems as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I enjoyed this book because I’ve had many questions over the past decade or so about quantum physics and the (eventual) redefinition of gravity and spacetime.
Rovelli’s book helped me see connections between articles I’ve read and only partially understood. Those connections helped me communicate more clearly with people attending a science outreach event—'more clear communications' is better for everyone.
From Eric's list on humbly learning our place in the universe.
I’m a biochemist, not a physicist. But as a science fiction writer, I yearned to grasp the strange language of theoretical physics. In his opening chapters, Carlo Rovelli deftly navigates the intersection of poetry, philosophy, physics, and mathematics to present the most accessible picture I’ve encountered of currently accepted theory, starting with the atom and working through Newton, Faraday, Maxwell, and Einstein to end with quantum physics. Things get more speculative as he then delves into his own field, loop quantum gravity, portraying a universe that is finite not only at the cosmic level of Einstein’s curved spacetime but also…
From Carole's list on nonfiction for my sci-fi future worldbuilding.
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