Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (CD-Audio)

from LisaMorr

The introduction of this slim books says it was written for those who know little or nothing about modern science. While that may be true, others will get something out of this book as well. I'm not a scientist, but as a chemical engineer I studied college-level physics and I definitely enjoyed t...

from AnnieMod

Physics used to be one of my disciplines in high school - it was easy for me to understand, it was interesting and there was always something new to learn. Then after I finished school, I moved to other things and had not touched a Physics book since. So when I saw this one, I figured out that it...

from nbmars

Carlo Rovelli, an Italian theoretical physicist, is one of the founders of a theory known as loop quantum gravity. His very short (81 pages) book, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, is a compilation of columns that appeared first in the culture section of an Italian newspaper. It represents an effor...

from Berly

So, I am reading Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli, which I am finding a little more simplistic in its exploration of these amazing concepts than I had hoped for, but it is an amazingly short book, so I should have known. But it is a good refresher, clearly written and I will finish...

from Quickpint

No more than a pamphlet - seven brief newspaper articles collected together - and thus extremely short, such that publishing it is a book is really a bit of a push. But very good for all that, and perhaps because of it. It's brevity is the real accomplishment, the quality of the writing is incide...