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Reality Is Not What It Seems
- The Journey to Quantum Gravity
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
From the best-selling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics comes a new audiobook about the mind-bending nature of the universe.
Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook 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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- Petrit
- 13-12-16
An absolutely outstanding book.
Great book for anyone, with very good narration! You will not be able to stop listening and you'll ask for more...
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- Patricia Tosi
- 23-01-20
Absolutely beautiful
The way in which this book was written inspire and excite one’s heart about the possibilities of our world and universe. Loved it!!!
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- RJC
- 02-07-19
Infinity solved
Excellent book. Provides insights at a reasonably digestible level to some of the important questions
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- Denis
- 25-11-16
Reaching out for understanding
Where does Reality Is Not What It Seems rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the very best.
What did you like best about this story?
Logical, clear and honest about this fascinating area of science.
Have you listened to any of Roy McMillan’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes.
Any additional comments?
Content and performance combine to make this a memorable experience.
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- Thomas dowling
- 27-11-20
difficult and oh so satisfying
it's a difficult area, so very satisfying when the penny finally drops.
takes a few listens but worth the effort.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-05-17
Simply great
One of the best introductions to the world at the quantum level, fascinating and involving. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in modern science, and don't be put off by quantum gravity in the title, although quantum world appears to be weird and complex, the author tells the story in a simple and illuminating way, a true masterpiece that inspires thinking and encourages ventures beyond what we perceive as reality.
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- Kelly Butler
- 30-08-23
Very useful but only introductory
Very good for somebody who doesn’t have much knowledge in the physics area. Maybe made slightly more complicated by unnecessary hyperbole. However the story is really interesting and it’s always very useful to understand where these theories originate from.
I wouldn’t recommend to somebody who already has a bit of knowledge in the area, perhaps studied a bit further than A-level) as the mathematics isn’t really explained (it’s a fairly basic understanding given). Very chill to listen to however and an enjoyable description of complex ideas made easier to understand :)
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- Paul
- 30-01-17
Quantum Mechanics is not quite what it seems
Anyone can understand the clear explanation by Carlo Rovelli-- in places riveting, occasionally brilliant.
There are some sections where he goes on too much about the Greeks for me, but overall a cracking good read. I heartily recommend it to anyone.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-12-19
Inspiring.
It's interesting and inspiring. I think it's a great book for everyone. It makes me think about science, art, philosophy and human in a different way.
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- P
- 19-03-22
Very interesting book
Unfortunately only about 40% was comprehensively understood by myself. That’s is not obviously authors fault but lack of my adequate knowledge of the language (English is my second)
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