Physics is a true adventure of knowledge. Modern physics, emerging from the scientific revolutions of the 20th century, has pushed the boundaries of our understanding of the world far beyond the limits of ordinary imagination. Rovelli's latest book is a collection of seven essays originally written for the cultural column of a Sunday newspaper. Despite their brevity, they provide a wonderful and balanced overview of the main aspects of contemporary physics and cosmology. The lessons gradually address Einstein's general theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, the global architecture of the cosmos, elementary particles, attempts to quantize gravity, fundamental randomness, the nature of time, and the thermodynamics of black holes. The concluding seventh lesson describes our own place in the physical reality as we know it today. The lessons were written primarily for those who know little or nothing about the natural sciences, yet their literary style and content will also be appreciated by the informed reader. In Italy, this elegantly written book from 2015 became a bestseller and will be translated into more than 20 languages.
