Helgoland : The Strange and Beautiful Story of Quantum Physics

The instant Sunday Times bestseller -- a beautiful story of rebellion and science 'A triumph. . . We are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical' 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 a celebrated scientist 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 Carnell Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, Financial Times, Sunday Times, Guardian and Prospect Shortlisted for the Nayef Al-Rodhan PrizeAuthor: Rovelli, Carlo,author,Segre, Erica,translator,Carnell, Simon,translator
Contributors: Rovelli, Carlo,author,Segre, Erica,translator,Carnell, Simon,translator
Binding: paperback
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Languages: English,Published,Italian,Original Language,Englis
Edition: 1
Published/Release Date: 1 Sep 2022
Bic Classification: 20th century, History of science, Popular science, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
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Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Author/Director/Artist: Carlo Rovelli
Dimension (cm): 197x129x12 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 14x195x129 mm
Item Weight (g): 157
Package Weight (g): 160