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The success of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time has made theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli a household name. In his new book, Helgoland , Rovelli offers to the general public his interpretation of quantum mechanics, arguing that it solves the theory s paradoxes by so profoundly redefining our notion of reality that it erases the ineffable mind-body dichotomy.
Despite its ambitious goal, Helgoland is an easy read, aimed at individuals who are more interested in the potential implications that quantum mechanics may have on their worldview than in understanding the theory itself. Rovelli keeps his style light; chapters are only a few pages long and subdivided into subsections that are rarely more than a few paragraphs. As he points out, Helgoland is not so much an exposition of quantum mechanics as a series of meditations on it.
While this decision will probably garner Rovelli another bestseller, it makes Helgoland a disappointing read for anyone hoping to get a be
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We re delighted to present an extract from
Helgoland, the new book from Carlo Rovelli, the acclaimed author of
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness.
In June 1925, twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg, suffering from hay fever, retreated to a treeless, wind-battered island in the North Sea called Helgoland. It was there that he came up with the key insight behind quantum mechanics. A century later, this theory has given us modern technology and nuclear energy but remains disconcerting, enigmatic and fiercely debated.
Helgoland is the story of quantum physics and its bright young founders who were to become some of the most famous Nobel winners.
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Italian theoretical physicist, writer, and intellectual free spirit Carlo Rovelli is one of the world’s most adventurous minds in science.
Foreign Policy magazine recently named him in their list of 100 most influential global thinkers .
He s celebrated for his best-selling books
Seven Brief Lessons in Physics,
The Order of Time,
Reality is Not What it Seems, amongst others.
Carlo joins Natasha in conversation to consider.well.lots of things!
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