There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

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Publisher's Synopsis

One of our most beloved scientists, a fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, he follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, literature, philosophy and politics.

Written with his usual clarity and wit, these pieces, most of which were first published in Italian newspapers, range widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's butterflies to Dante's cosmology, from travels in Africa to the consciousness of an octopus, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism. Charming, pithy and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential physicists of our age.

Book information

ISBN: 9780141993256
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 500
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 200g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 15mm