| Jazyk: | anglicky |
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| Počet stran: | 208 |
| Formát: | 14,4 x 22,2 cm |
| Nakladatel: | Allen Lane |
| Vazba: | pevná |
| Cena: | 479,00 Kč |
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Helgoland
Carlo Rovelli
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Anotace
The instant Sunday Times bestseller -- a riveting story of rebellion, revolution and science
'Carlo Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator' Neil Gaiman
'A triumph . . . we are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical' Julian Baggini, Financial Times
In 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. Walking all night, by dawn he had wrestled with an idea that would transform the whole of science and our very conception of the world.
In Helgoland Carlo Rovelli tells the story of the birth of quantum physics and its bright young founders who were to become some of the most famous Nobel winners in science. It is a celebration of youthful rebellion and intellectual revolution. An invitation to a magical place.
Here Rovelli illuminates competing interpretations of this science and offers his own original view, describing the world we touch as a fabric woven by relations. Where we, as every other thing around us, exist in our interactions with one another, in a never-ending game of mirrors.
A dazzling work from one of our most celebrated scientists and master storyteller, Helgoland transports us to dizzying heights, reminding us of the many pleasures of the life of the mind.
Translated by Erica Segre and Simon CarnellReview
My other great love these days is for Carlo Rovelli, who is often called the poet of physics. He writes elegant, wondering, enlarging books on time and quantum theory, much in the spirit of a priest bringing the word of God to his congregation, and I've found it good for my soul to be confronted with how little I understand the world and everything in it -- Sarah Perry ― Guardian
Travelogue meets biography meets a masterful explanation of quantum theory in this warm and fascinating account ― Guardian Summer Reads
Another brilliant book by Rovelli, who is emerging as the most approachable yet authoritative contemporary writer about quantum physics. . . you'll have fun -- Clive Cookson ― Financial Times Summer Books
Theoretical physics often feels rather mystical. This mind-bending, lively book by the bestselling physicist Carlo Rovelli reinforces that other-wordly feeling. . . unforgettable ― The Times, Best Books to Read This Summer
The greatest populariser of physics today. . . Rovelli's clarity of exposition would be enough to make the book a triumph. What elevates it even more is the deep humanity he brings to his subject . . . we are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical -- Julian Baggini ― Financial Times
It is the genius of Carlo Rovelli - in my opinion the most poetic and lucid popular science writer since Richard Dawkins - to evoke the mystical aspect of physics. . . His new book, Helgoland is his most beautiful yet. . . leaves an unforgettable impression of its author as a man struggling at the furthest limits of human comprehension -- James Marriott ― The Times
One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline... A momentous book -- John Banville ― Wall Street Journal
Rovelli is a deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit. . . His books continue a tradition of popular scientific writing from Galileo to Darwin that disappeared in the academic specialisations of the past century -- Ian Thomson ― Observer
A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory. . . With the light touch of a skilled storyteller. . . Rovelli is not afraid to mix quantum physics and eastern philosophy -- Manjit Kumar ― Guardian
If anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli, the most poetically minded of today's science communicators ― The Times
Inspiring. . . Without mathematics or experiment, by page 81 your thoughts are at the frontier of quantum theory, and it's time for your second brain-cudgelling walk -- Alexander Masters ― Spectator
A delight . . . it is a pleasure to travel in Rovelli's company ― New Statesman
Explained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace ― Time
Bracing and refreshing. . . Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too ― NPR
Carlo Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator. . . What I love about his writing is that it always comes back to people -- people interacting with other people, who are interacting with their world. This is the place where science comes to life -- Neil Gaiman
When life feels strange, Rovelli's books remind me that there is beauty in the strangeness -- Johny Pitts
Carlo Rovelli's imaginative rigour, his lively humour and his beautiful writing are inspiring -- Erica Wagner
Rovelli is a brilliant and lucid teacher who uses his understanding of theoretical physics and the quantum world to talk about the complexity of our everyday reality -- Russell Brand
Rovelli opens windows onto the imagination for all of us -- Antony Gormley
I always find with Carlo Rovelli's books that there are moments when you get a real hit of understanding -- a jigsaw in your mind that just falls into place -- Robin Ince
Helgoland is a wonderful guide to the most extraordinary story in physics. It will reset your view of the universe -- Marcus du Sautoy
The old, solid world, if you believed in it at all, breaks into a glorious shimmer of limitless potential -- Brian Morton ― Tablet
Rovelli has an uncanny knack for instilling wonder and explaining complex theories in plain, entertaining ways ― Irish Times
This book is a great read about one of the key scientific issues of our time. Students should read it, not only to be introduced to the wider questions that quantum mechanics throws up, but also to be exposed to a wonderful example of scientific prose; lucid, economical and engaging ― Physics EducationFrom the Back Cover
One of the our most celebrated thinkers and the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, he examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory.
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. It is a celebration of youthful rebellion and intellectual revolution. It is a transformative journey. Here Carlo Rovelli, a master storyteller and influential scientist, illuminates competing interpretations and offers his own original theory: the 'relational' interpretation of quantum mechanics, where the world is fundamentally made of relations and events rather than permanent substances. Where we, as every other thing around us, exist in our interactions with one another, in a never-ending game of mirrors.
A riveting voyage, full of wonder and delight, Helgoland revolutionizes our understanding of the universe and our place in it. -
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ISBN/EAN: 9780241454695 Rok vydání: 2021 -
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