{"product_id":"helgoland-9780141993270","title":"Helgoland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller -- a beautiful story of rebellion and science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A triumph. . . We are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn June 1925, twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg, suffering from hay fever, had retreated to the treeless, wind-battered island of Helgoland in the North Sea in order to think. Walking all night, by dawn he had wrestled with an idea that would transform the whole of science and our very conception of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Helgoland\u003c\/i\u003e Carlo Rovelli tells the story of the birth of quantum physics and its bright young founders who were to become some of the most famous Nobel winners in science. It is a celebration of youthful rebellion and intellectual revolution. An invitation to a magical place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Rovelli illuminates competing interpretations of this science and offers his own original view, describing the world we touch as a fabric woven by relations. Where we, as every other thing around us, exist in our interactions with one another, in a never-ending game of mirrors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dazzling work from a celebrated scientist and master storyteller, \u003ci\u003eHelgoland\u003c\/i\u003e transports us to dizzying heights, reminding us of the many pleasures of the life of the mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen as a Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Times, Financial Times, Sunday Times, Guardian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopular science has rarely been so good\u003c\/b\u003e * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe greatest populariser of physics today\u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003eWe are left in a world that is not disenchanted by science, but even more magical. A triumph\u003c\/b\u003e -- Julian Baggini * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheoretical physics often feels rather mystical. This mind-bending, lively book by the bestselling physicist Carlo Rovelli reinforces that other-wordly feeling. . . unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRovelli is often called the poet of physics.\u003c\/b\u003e He writes elegant, wondering, enlarging books on time and quantum theory, much in the spirit of a priest bringing the word of God to his congregation, and \u003cb\u003eI've found it good for my soul to be confronted with how little I understand the world and everything in it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Perry * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline. . . A momentous book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- John Banville * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis most beautiful book yet. . .\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eleaves an unforgettable impression of its author as a man struggling at the furthest limits of human comprehension\u003c\/b\u003e -- James Marriot * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deep-thinking, restlessly inquiring spirit.\u003c\/b\u003e .  . His books continue a tradition of popular scientific writing from Galileo to Darwin that disappeared in the academic specialisations of the past century -- Ian Thomson * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother brilliant book by Rovelli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. . .  You'll have fun\u003c\/b\u003e -- Clive Cookson * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf anyone can make sense of the topsy-turvy, counterintuitive world of quantum physics, it is Carlo Rovelli, the most poetically minded of today's science communicators\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkably wide-ranging new meditation\u003c\/b\u003e on quantum theory. . . With\u003cb\u003e the light touch of a skilled storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e. . . Rovelli is not afraid to mix quantum physics and eastern philosophy -- Manjit Kumar * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA great tonic for long-isolated minds . . . a thrilling story, written with Rovelli's accustomed wit and panache. \u003c\/b\u003eAfter reading him, you'll look at the grains of beach sand between your toes with an entirely new eye * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspiring\u003c\/b\u003e. . .  Without mathematics or experiment, by page 81 your thoughts are at the frontier of quantum theory -- Alexander Masters * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delight . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eit is a pleasure to travel in Rovelli's company\u003c\/b\u003e * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravelogue meets biography meets a masterful explanation of quantum theory in this warm and fascinating account\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplained with uncanny insight and lyrical grace\u003c\/b\u003e * Time *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new vision, one with a remarkable power in delivering new answers to old quantum riddles. . . original and graceful\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jenann T. Ismael * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBracing and refreshing. . . Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too\u003c\/b\u003e * NPR *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator\u003c\/b\u003e. . . What I love about his writing is that it always comes back to people -- people interacting with other people, who are interacting with their world. This is the place where science comes to life -- Neil Gaiman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen life feels strange, Rovelli's books remind me that there is beauty in the strangeness\u003c\/b\u003e -- Johny Pitts\u003cbr\u003eRovelli is \u003cb\u003ea brilliant and lucid teacher\u003c\/b\u003e who uses his understanding of theoretical physics and the quantum world to talk about the complexity of our everyday reality -- Russell Brand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo Rovelli's imaginative rigour, his lively humour and his beautiful writing are inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Erica Wagner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRovelli opens windows onto the imagination for all of us\u003c\/b\u003e -- Antony Gormley\u003cbr\u003eI always find with Carlo Rovelli's books that \u003cb\u003ethere are moments when you get a real hit of understanding -- a jigsaw in your mind that just falls into place\u003c\/b\u003e -- Robin Ince\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelgoland\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea wonderful guide to the most extraordinary story in physics\u003c\/b\u003e. It will reset your view of the universe -- Marcus du Sautoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHooked me so hard I read the entire book in one sitting. And then twice more\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lisa Feldman Barrett * Chronicle of Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe old, solid world, if you believed in it at all, breaks into a glorious shimmer of limitless potential\u003c\/b\u003e -- Brian Morton * Tablet *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRovelli has an uncanny knack for instilling wonder and explaining  complex theories in plain, entertaining ways\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI'm keen for everyone to read \u003ci\u003eHelgoland\u003c\/i\u003e: a wonderfully lucid and poetic account of the foundations of quantum physics.\u003c\/b\u003e It combines a compelling history with Rovelli's own intriguing - and for me very appealing - views about the basis of all things -- Anil Seth, author of Being You","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083368243543,"sku":"9780141993270","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141993270.jpg?v=1725548699","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/helgoland-9780141993270","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}