There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness by Carlo Rovelli

There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness by Carlo Rovelli

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.

Carlo Rovelli, an Italian theoretical physicist, is the head of the quantum gravity group at the Centre de Physique Thü¾Ž–”¼orique of Aix-Marseille Universitü¾Ž–”¼. He is one of the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory. Rovelli lives in Marseille, France.

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ISBN 13	9780593192153
ISBN 10	059319215X
Title	There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
Author	Carlo Rovelli
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2022-05-10
Number of pages	272
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