Seven brief lessons on physics
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Contributors
Segre, Erica translator.
Carnell, Simon, 1962- translator.
Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2016.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780399184413 (hc), 0399184414 (hc)
Physical Desc
86 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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Central Library - Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level - Nonfiction530 ROVELLIChecked OutApril 2, 2024
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2016.
Language
English
ISBN
9780399184413 (hc), 0399184414 (hc)

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Includes index.
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"Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is a book about the joy of discovery. Carlo Rovelli brings a playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, offering surprisingand surprisingly easy to graspexplanations of Einstein's general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role humans play in this weird and wonderful world. He takes us to the frontiers of our knowledge: to the most minute reaches of the fabric of space, back to the origins of the cosmos, and into the workings of our minds. “Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and the beauty of the world,” Rovelli writes. “And its breathtaking.”"--Amazon.com.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rovelli, C., Segre, E., & Carnell, S. (2016). Seven brief lessons on physics . Riverhead Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rovelli, Carlo, 1956-, Erica Segre and Simon Carnell. 2016. Seven Brief Lessons On Physics. Riverhead Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rovelli, Carlo, 1956-, Erica Segre and Simon Carnell. Seven Brief Lessons On Physics Riverhead Books, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rovelli, Carlo, Erica Segre, and Simon Carnell. Seven Brief Lessons On Physics Riverhead Books, 2016.

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