Reality Is Not What It Seems
The Journey to Quantum Gravity
by Carlo Rovelli
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Physics, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
"The man who makes physics sexy . . . the scientist they're calling the next Stephen Hawking." The Times Magazine From the New York Timesbestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and the forthcoming The Order of Time, a closer look at the mindbending nature of the universe.What are the elementary ingredients of the world Do time and...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Physics, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
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“Best book I've read in the last year. Physics, poetry, philosophy and history packaged in a very accessible form.”
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