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Reality Is Not What It Seems

The Journey to Quantum Gravity

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Reality Is Not What It Seems

By: Carlo Rovelli, Erica Segre - translator, Simon Carnell - translator
Narrated by: Roy McMillan
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Reality is Not What it Seems by Carlo Rovelli, read by Roy McMillan.

From the best-selling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics comes a new book about the mind-bending nature of the universe

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook book edition of Reality is Not What it Seems by Carlo Rovelli, read by Roy McMillan.

What are time and space made of? Where does matter come from? And what exactly is reality? Scientist Carlo Rovelli has spent his whole life exploring these questions and pushing the boundaries of what we know. Here he explains how our image of the world has changed throughout centuries. From Aristotle to Albert Einstein, Michael Faraday to the Higgs boson, he takes us on a wondrous journey to show us that beyond our ever-changing idea of reality is a whole new world that has yet to be discovered.

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The physicist transforming how we see the universe
Carlo Rovelli manages to convey the mystery of very large things and very small things with brilliant effect (Philip Pullman)
If you want to understand what gets physicists out of bed in the morning, there is no better guide than Rovelli (Michael Brooks)
Carlo Rovelli has never been afraid to challenge the status quo (Morgan Freeman)
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Carlo Rovelli has done a fantastic job in helping us understand Quantum physics. I was entertained from start to finish and would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in physics.

Fantastic

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can't say how good it is... easily my top five ans his order of time is a contender....

outstanding beautifully written and the cutting

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The book starts with poetry and concepts from ancient knowledge and evolve to modern physics. The concept explained and elaborate beautifully and effortlessly. The language and the vivid descriptions used to describe quantum gravity and associated phenomenons are fascinating. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in physics.

An amazing write up about the fabric of everything

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A wonderful telling of the history and origins of modern scientific thought through to current theories and the speculative.

It rare to hear science written about with such prose. Loved it!

Beautifully written and delivered

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A brain bending ramble through existence and the role of science. Definitely worth listening through a few times.

Illuminating

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