Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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  • Published: 2 December 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241737675
  • Imprint: Allen Lane
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 96
  • RRP: $30.00
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

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9 Aug 2016
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2 Dec 2025
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24 Sep 2015
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24 Sep 2015
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A gorgeous anniversary edition of the international phenomenon: 'one of the best books of the 21st century' (Guardian)

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 enchanting overview of modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's 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 Feynman's celebrated Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed.
  • Published: 2 December 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241737675
  • Imprint: Allen Lane
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 96
  • RRP: $30.00
Categories:

About the author

Carlo Rovelli

Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. He has worked in Italy and the US, and is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique théorique in Marseille, France. His books Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Helgoland, Reality Is Not What It Seems and The Order of Time are international bestsellers which have been translated into forty-three languages.

portrait photo of Carlo Rovelli

Also by Carlo Rovelli

Anaximander
White Holes
Reality Is Not What It Seems
The Order of Time
Writing the Universe
Helgoland
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
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Praise for Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

A sensation... The new cult book

Katie Law, Evening Standard

Absolutely fascinating... explains the entire universe in 79 pages

Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2

The essays in Seven Brief Lessons on Physics arrive like shots of espresso, which you can consume the way the Italians do, quickly and while standing up

Dwight Garner, New York Times

There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Benedict Cumberbatch

A global superstar... Professor Rovelli is making the grammar of the universe accessible to a new generation

Channel 4 News

The perfect antidote to the fluff and nonsense around right now. Learn how the world is and how you might just fit in

Simon Mayo, Daily Mirror

The man who makes physics sexy... The new Hawking... His writing is luminous. By the time I had finished reading I was in serious awe of the author

David Aaronovitch, The Times

The most fun physicist to be with -- as well as the greatest explainer of physics

Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times

Honestly I cannot recommend it too strongly... One of the fastest selling science titles of all time because it is so clear

Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2

With the publication of his million-selling Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Carlo Rovelli took his place with Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman as one of the great popularisers of modern theoretical physics

Sam Leith, Spectator