THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER Theres a book Ive 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 our place in the world in seven enlightening lessons Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and the beauty of the world. And its breathtaking 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 mind-bending introduction to modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einsteins theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. Not since Richard Feynmans celebrated Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed. Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre