Thom reviewed Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
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4 stars
Very short book, I've now read it twice. Carlo Rovelli muses on six topics in physics, and while he says no prior knowledge is required, it wouldn't hurt to understand (or at least trust) quantum mechanics. Both accurate and poetic, I suspect it is even more beautiful in the original Italian.
The seventh lesson is about ourselves, and how we fit into the realities described in this thin volume. The book closes with this statement:
"Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and beauty of the world. And it’s breathtaking."