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Seven brief lessons on physics / Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre.
An introduction to modern physics by a founder of the loop quantum gravity theory shares seven succinct lessons on topics ranging from general relativity and quantum mechanics to elementary particles and black holes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399184413
- ISBN: 0399184414
- Physical Description: 86 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Riverhead Books, 2016.
- Copyright: �2015
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Translation from the Italian of: Sette brevi lezioni di fisica."English translation published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK"--Title page verso.Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The most beautiful of theories -- Quanta -- The architecture of the cosmos -- Particles -- Grains of space -- Probability, time, and the heat of black holes -- Ourselves.
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QC 24.5 .R68 2016 | 287269 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |