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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
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Original LanguageItalian
Book TitleHelgoland : Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicPhysics / Quantum Theory, Physics / Relativity, Physics / General
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorCarlo Rovelli
FormatHardcover
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Item Weight9.8 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
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LCCN2020-049573
ReviewsPraise for Helgoland : "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book" John Banville, The Wall Street Journal "Bracing and refreshing...Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too." -- NPR "A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory with the light touch of a skilled storyteller." The Guardian "Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace." -- TIME "This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum theory and lays out its possible meanings." -- Scientific American "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." --Neil Gaiman " Helgoland is Rovelli's most beautiful yet... Unforgettable." The London Times "The greatest popularizer of physics today. We are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical." -- Financial Times "Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit." --London Observer "If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli." The Times "Inspiring." Spectator, Praise for Helgoland : "Bracing and refreshing...Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too." -- NPR "Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace." -- TIME "This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum theory and lays out its possible meanings." -- Scientific American "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli's gift is to bring difficult ideas down a level. His books continue a tradition of jargon-free popular scientific writing from Galileo to Darwin that disappeared in the academic specialisations of the past century. . . . As a happy integration of science, literature and philosophy, Helgoland owes something to the Italian chemist-writer Primo Levi. . . .Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit who sees no incompatibility between physics and philosophy - only mutual attraction." -- The Observer "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." --Neil Gaiman " Helgoland is Rovelli's most beautiful yet... Unforgettable." The London Times "The greatest popularizer of physics today. We are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical." -- Financial Times "Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit." --London Observer "A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory with the light touch of a skilled storyteller." The Guardian "If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli." The Times "Inspiring." Spectator, Praise for Helgoland : "Popular science has rarely been so good." Prospect "It was with great joy that I discovered and consumed Carlo Rovelli's latest offering. . . . Helgoland hooked me so hard I read the entire book in one sitting. And then twice more." --Lisa Feldman Barrett, The Chronicle of Higher Education "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book." John Banville, The Wall Street Journal "Bracing and refreshing...Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too." -- NPR "A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory with the light touch of a skilled storyteller." The Guardian "Rovelli tackles both the quantum realm and the ways it helps us make sense of the mind with refreshing clarity." --Anil Ananthaswamy, The New York Times Book Review "Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace." -- TIME "This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum theory and lays out its possible meanings." -- Scientific American "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." --Neil Gaiman " Helgoland is Rovelli's most beautiful yet... Unforgettable." The London Times "Another brilliant book by Rovelli, who is emerging as the most approachable yet authoritative contemporary writer about quantum physics. He describes a 'relational' universe in which there are no absolutes and everything depends on interactions between objects. You won't understand quantum mechanics after reading this--or any other book--but you'll have fun trying." -- Financial Times "Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit." --London Observer "If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli." The Times "Inspiring." Spectator, Praise for Helgoland : "This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum theory and lays out its possible meanings." -- Scientific American "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli's gift is to bring difficult ideas down a level. His books continue a tradition of jargon-free popular scientific writing from Galileo to Darwin that disappeared in the academic specialisations of the past century. . . . As a happy integration of science, literature and philosophy, Helgoland owes something to the Italian chemist-writer Primo Levi. . . .Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit who sees no incompatibility between physics and philosophy - only mutual attraction." -- The Observer "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." --Neil Gaiman " Helgoland is Rovelli's most beautiful yet... Unforgettable." The London Times "The greatest popularizer of physics today. We are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical." -- Financial Times "Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit." --London Observer "A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory with the light touch of a skilled storyteller." The Guardian "If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli." The Times "Inspiring." Spectator, Praise for Helgoland : "This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum theory and lays out its possible meanings." -- Scientific American "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli's gift is to bring difficult ideas down a level. His books continue a tradition of jargon-free popular scientific writing from Galileo to Darwin that disappeared in the academic specialisations of the past century. . . . As a happy integration of science, literature and philosophy, Helgoland owes something to the Italian chemist-writer Primo Levi. . . .Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit who sees no incompatibility between physics and philosophy - only mutual attraction." -- The Observer, Praise for Helgoland : "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book" John Banville, The Wall Street Journal "Bracing and refreshing...Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too." -- NPR "A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory with the light touch of a skilled storyteller." The Guardian "Rovelli tackles both the quantum realm and the ways it helps us make sense of the mind with refreshing clarity and without hand-wavy mystery-mongering" -- The New York Times Book Review "Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace." -- TIME "This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum theory and lays out its possible meanings." -- Scientific American "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." --Neil Gaiman " Helgoland is Rovelli's most beautiful yet... Unforgettable." The London Times "The greatest popularizer of physics today. We are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical." -- Financial Times "Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit." --London Observer "If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli." The Times "Inspiring." Spectator, Praise for Helgoland : "Popular science has rarely been so good." Prospect "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book." John Banville, The Wall Street Journal "Bracing and refreshing...Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too." -- NPR "A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory with the light touch of a skilled storyteller." The Guardian "Rovelli tackles both the quantum realm and the ways it helps us make sense of the mind with refreshing clarity." --Anil Ananthaswamy, The New York Times Book Review "Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace." -- TIME "This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum theory and lays out its possible meanings." -- Scientific American "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." --Neil Gaiman " Helgoland is Rovelli's most beautiful yet... Unforgettable." The London Times "Another brilliant book by Rovelli, who is emerging as the most approachable yet authoritative contemporary writer about quantum physics. He describes a 'relational' universe in which there are no absolutes and everything depends on interactions between objects. You won't understand quantum mechanics after reading this--or any other book--but you'll have fun trying." -- Financial Times "Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit." --London Observer "If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli." The Times "Inspiring." Spectator, Praise for Helgoland : "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW, Praise for Helgoland : "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book" John Banville, The Wall Street Journal "Bracing and refreshing...Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too." -- NPR "A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory with the light touch of a skilled storyteller." The Guardian "Rovelli tackles both the quantum realm and the ways it helps us make sense of the mind with refreshing clarity and without hand-wavy mystery-mongering" -- The New York Times Book Review "Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace." -- TIME "This entertaining and legible guide paints the history of quantum theory and lays out its possible meanings." -- Scientific American "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." --Neil Gaiman " Helgoland is Rovelli's most beautiful yet... Unforgettable." The London Times "Another brilliant book by Rovelli, who is emerging as the most approachable yet authoritative contemporary writer about quantum physics. He describes a 'relational' universe in which there are no absolutes and everything depends on interactions between objects. You won't understand quantum mechanics after reading this--or any other book--but you'll have fun trying." -- Financial Times "Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit." --London Observer "If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli." The Times "Inspiring." Spectator, Praise for Helgoland : "[An] intellectually exhilarating dive into the profoundest scientific conundrums." -- Booklist , STARRED REVIEW "Physicist Rovelli ( The Order of Time ) dazzles with this look at the 'almost psychedelic experience' of understanding quantum theory...These are big ideas, but Rovelli easily leads readers through the knotty logic, often with lyricism...Readers who follow along will be left in awe." -- Publisher's Weekly , STARRED REVIEW "Charmingly idiosyncratic. . . . [Rovelli is] perhaps the finest author now writing on physics and the quantum world." -- The Article "Rovelli's gift is to bring difficult ideas down a level. His books continue a tradition of jargon-free popular scientific writing from Galileo to Darwin that disappeared in the academic specialisations of the past century. . . . As a happy integration of science, literature and philosophy, Helgoland owes something to the Italian chemist-writer Primo Levi. . . .Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit who sees no incompatibility between physics and philosophy - only mutual attraction." -- The Observer
SynopsisNamed a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and a Best Science Book of 2021 by The Guardian "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." Neil Gaiman "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book" John Banville, The Wall Street Journal A startling new look at quantum theory, from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time . One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland , he examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving. Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg made the crucial breakthrough for the creation of quantum mechanics, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious. As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercely debate the meaning of the theory, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships rather than substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for thinking about the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness. Rovelli makes learning about quantum mechanics an almost psychedelic experience. Shifting our perspective once again, he takes us on a riveting journey through the universe so we can better comprehend our place in it., Named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and a Best Science Book of 2021 by The Guardian "Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... This is the place where science comes to life." Neil Gaiman "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book" John Banville, The Wall Street Journal A startling new look at quantum theory, from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics , The Order of Time , and Anaximander . One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland , he examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving. Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg made the crucial breakthrough for the creation of quantum mechanics, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious. As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercely debate the meaning of the theory, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships rather than substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for thinking about the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness. Rovelli makes learning about quantum mechanics an almost psychedelic experience. Shifting our perspective once again, he takes us on a riveting journey through the universe so we can better comprehend our place in it.
LC Classification NumberQC173.96.R6813 2021
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