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Carlo Rovelli
There are places in the world where rules are l...

Carlo Rovelli
There are places in the world where rules are less important than kindness

2020 | Nakladatelství The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)

One of the most inspiring and counter-intuitive thinkers of our age, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, transforms the way we think about the world with his reflections on science, history and humanityIn this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, Carlo Rovelli… follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, history, philosophy and politics.Written with his usual clarity and wit, these pieces range widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's butterflies to Dante's cosmology, from travels in Africa to the consciousness of an octopus, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism.Charming, pithy and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential scientists of our age. One of the most inspiring and counter-intuitive thinkers of our age, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, transforms the way we think about the world with his reflections on scien…ce, history and humanityIn this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, Carlo Rovelli follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, history, philosophy and politics.Written with his usual clarity and wit, these pieces range widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's butterflies to Dante's cosmology, from travels in Africa to the consciousness of an octopus, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism.Charming, pithy and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential scientists of our age.

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Stav:	Nová
Vazba:	Pevná
Počet stran:	vii, 219
Jazyk:	anglicky
ISBN10:	0241454689
ISBN:	9780241454688
Vydáno v:	UK
Vystaveno:	28. 7. 2025 18:35
Číslo položky:	1320494

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Carlo Rovelli

Italský teoretický fyzik a spisovatel, spolutvůrce teorie smyčkové kvantové gravitace, specializuje se na Einsteinovu teorii gravitace, kvantovou teorii a statistickou fyziku, publikuje v oboru.

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