About the book
One of TIME’s Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade
\"Meet the new Stephen Hawking . . . The Order of Time is a dazzling book.\" --The Sunday Times
From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander comes a concise, elegant exploration of time.
Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to \"flow\"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites us to consider questions about the nature of time that continue to puzzle physicists and philosophers alike.
For most readers this is unfamiliar terrain. We all experience time, but the more scientists learn about it, the more mysterious it remains. We think of it as uniform and universal, moving steadily from past to future, measured by clocks. Rovelli tears down these assumptions one by one, revealing a strange universe where at the most fundamental level time disappears. He explains how the theory of quantum gravity attempts to understand and give meaning to the resulting extreme landscape of this timeless world. Weaving together ideas from philosophy, science and literature, he suggests that our perception of the flow of time depends on our perspective, better understood starting from the structure of our brain and emotions than from the physical universe.
Already a bestseller in Italy, and written with the poetic vitality that made Seven Brief Lessons on Physics so appealing, The Order of Time offers a profoundly intelligent, culturally rich, novel appreciation of the mysteries of time.
Editions of The Order of Time
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780241292525
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780735216105
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780735216112
- EBook
- ISBN 9780735216129
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525626084
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525626091
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780525626077
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One of TIME’s Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade
\"Meet the new Stephen Hawking . . . The Order of Time is a dazzling book.\" --The Sunday Times
From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander comes a concise, elegant exploration of time.
Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to \"flow\"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites us to consider questions about the nature of time that continue to puzzle physicists and philosophers alike.
For most readers this is unfamiliar terrain. We all experience time, but the more scientists learn about it, the more mysterious it remains. We think of it as uniform and universal, moving steadily from past to future, measured by clocks. Rovelli tears down these assumptions one by one, revealing a strange universe where at the most fundamental level time disappears. He explains how the theory of quantum gravity attempts to understand and give meaning to the resulting extreme landscape of this timeless world. Weaving together ideas from philosophy, science and literature, he suggests that our perception of the flow of time depends on our perspective, better understood starting from the structure of our brain and emotions than from the physical universe.
Already a bestseller in Italy, and written with the poetic vitality that made Seven Brief Lessons on Physics so appealing, The Order of Time offers a profoundly intelligent, culturally rich, novel appreciation of the mysteries of time.
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What is The Order of Time about?
One of TIME’s Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade
\"Meet the new Stephen Hawking . . . The Order of Time is a dazzling book.\" --The Sunday Times
From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander comes a concise, elegant exploration of time.
Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to \"flow\"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites us to consider questions about the nature of time that continue to puzzle physicists and philosophers alike.
For most readers this is unfamiliar terrain. We all experience time, but the more scientists learn about it, the more mysterious it remains. We think of it as uniform and universal, moving steadily from past to future, measured by clocks. Rovelli tears down these assumptions one by one, revealing a strange universe where at the most fundamental level time disappears. He explains how the theory of quantum gravity attempts to understand and give meaning to the resulting extreme landscape of this timeless world. Weaving together ideas from philosophy, science and literature, he suggests that our perception of the flow of time depends on our perspective, better understood starting from the structure of our brain and emotions than from the physical universe.
Already a bestseller in Italy, and written with the poetic vitality that made Seven Brief Lessons on Physics so appealing, The Order of Time offers a profoundly intelligent, culturally rich, novel appreciation of the mysteries of time.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Order of Time?
Mathematics and Science > Astronomy, space and time > Time (chronology), time systems and standards
Where can I read a sample of The Order of Time?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241292525
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Order of Time?
Carlo Rovelli
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Order of Time is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780241292525) and hardcover(ISBN 9780735216105) and paperback(ISBN 9780735216112) and ebook(ISBN 9780735216129) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525626084) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525626091) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780525626077)
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