The Order of Time

by Carlo Rovelli · 2018

An exploration of time through relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum physics, translated from the original Italian.

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Jim Al-KhaliliTheoretical nuclear physicist; University of Surrey

Selected by Jim Al-Khalili for his five science books to take on holiday.

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An explicit popular-science holiday reading selection. Al-Khalili discusses the book’s treatment of time and its combination of physics with literary style.

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Carlo RovelliTheoretical physicist

Researcher in quantum gravity and author of books explaining fundamental physics.

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