| International Standard Book Number |
9780593192153 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
059319215X (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780593192177 (ebook)
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| Personal Name |
Rovelli, Carlo, 1956- author.
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| Uniform Title |
Ci sono luoghi al mondo dove piu che le regole e importante la gentilezza. English
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| Title Statement |
There are places in the world where rules are less important than kindness : and other thoughts on physics, philosophy and the world / Carlo Rovelli ; Translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
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| Physical Description |
255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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| General Note |
Originally published in Italian by RCS Media Group S.p.A, Milan, 2018.
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| General Note |
English translation published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Language note |
Translated from the Italian.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Science Popular works.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Science Social aspects Popular works.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Segre, Erica. translator.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Carnell, Simon, 1962- translator.
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