I liked physics in high school, but the two years of college physics I had to take were pretty grim. And although I recently came to a bit of a truce with the subject while helping my own college-age son through his physics courses, it's still far from my favorite subject. So, I'm kind of hoping that
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli, on sale today for £0.99 as part of the Kindle UK Daily Deal, might accomplish some further rehabilitation of physics in my mind
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Kindle UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Brief...dp/B012UTQ6CY/
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https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Bri...dp/B012UTQ6CY/
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THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER
'There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics' - Benedict Cumberbatch
Everything you need to know about modern physics, the universe and your place in the world in seven enlightening lessons
These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. In this beautiful and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. In under eighty pages, readers will understand the most transformative scientific discoveries of the twentieth century and what they mean for us. Not since Richard Feynman's celebrated best-seller Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed.
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