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Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer. He is renowned for his research in the field of quantum gravity, particularly in the area of quantum theory of spacetime. Rovelli's work extends beyond the realm of science, as he is also dedicated to communicating complex physical concepts in an accessible way to the general public.

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“Within the immense ocean of galaxies and stars we are in a remote corner; amidst the infinite arabesques of forms which constitute reality we are merely a flourish among innumerably many such flourishes.”

Philosophy Universe Stars Physics

Book:Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Source: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

“The idea that a well-defined now exists throughout the universe is an illusion, an illegitimate extrapolation of our own experience.”

Science Time Universe Illusion Physics Cosmos Present

Book:The Order of Time

Source: The Order of Time

“As vivid as it may appear to us, our experience of the passage of time does not need to reflect a fundamental aspect of reality.”

Reality Time Physics Time Passing

Book:Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Source: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

“A realidade, inclusive nós, é apenas um ténue e frágil véu, além do qual... não há nada.”

Reality Physics Phylosophy

Book:Buracos Brancos: Dentro do Horizonte

Source: Buracos Brancos: Dentro do Horizonte

“To trust immediate intuitions rather than collective examination that is rational, careful and intelligent is not wisdom: it is the presumption of an old man who refuses to believe that the great world outside his village is any different from the one which he has always known.”

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Book:Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Source: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

“What is the ‘present’? We say that only the things of the present exist: the past no longer exists and the future doesn’t exist yet. But in physics there is nothing that corresponds to the notion of the ‘now’.”

Reality Science Time Physics

Book:Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Source: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

“I think that physics is about escaping the prison of the received thoughts and searching for novel ways of thinking the world, about trying to clear a bit the misty lake of insubstantial dreams, which reflect reality like the lake reflects the mountains.”

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Book:Quantum Gravity

Source: Quantum Gravity

“The new coherent picture is not yet available. With all their immense empirical success, G(eneral)R(elativity) and Q(uantum)M(echanics) have left us with an understanding of the physical world which is unclear and badly fragmented. At the foundations of physics there is today confusion and incoherence.”

World Today Left Understanding Foundation Available Physics Confusion Immense Fragmented Unclear Incoherence

Author:Carlo Rovelli

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Born: May 3, 1956
Known for: Writer
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