Carlo Rovelli

Ons verlangen om te willen weten is oneindig: wat is de oorsprong van het heelal, wat is tijd, wat zijn zwarte gaten, hoe zit de kosmos in elkaar? Deze vragen vormen het uitgangspunt van Carlo Rovelli's Zeven korte beschouwingen over natuurkunde. Meer

'The physicist transforming how we see the universe' (Financial Times)'An utter joy' (Adam Rutherford)'A hugely engaging book. Meer

Presents what you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven lessons. In this introduction to modern physics, the author explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. Meer

We are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical' Financial TimesIn June 1925, twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg, suffering from hay fever, had retreated to the treeless, wind-battered island of Helgoland in the North Sea in order to think. Meer