Rovelli, Carlo,

Seven brief lessons on physics / Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre. - First American edition. - New York : Riverhead Books, 2016. - 86 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Translation from the Italian of: Sette brevi lezioni di fisica. Includes index.

The most beautiful of theories -- Quanta -- The architecture of the cosmos -- Particles -- Grains of space -- Probability, time, and the heat of black holes -- Ourselves.

An introduction to modern physics by a founder of the loop quantum gravity theory shares seven succinct lessons on topics ranging from general relativity and quantum mechanics to elementary particles and black holes.

ISBN: 9780399184413 0399184414 9780399184413 9780399184413 (hc.) 0399184414 (hc.) 0399184414

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Physics.
Quantum theory.
Relativity (Physics)
Cosmology.
Science

LC Class. No.: QC24.5 / .R68513 2016 QC24.5 / .R68313 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 530 530 ROV