Carlo Rovelli
Theoretical physicist and writer
Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist who works on quantum gravity. He has also written popular science books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics.
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Italian Born 1956 in Verona, Italy
About Carlo Rovelli
Carlo Rovelli was born in Verona, Italy, in 1956. His career has taken him to Italy, the United States, France and Canada. His research is mainly in quantum gravity, and he is one of the founders of loop quantum gravity. His work also reaches into the history and philosophy of science, and he formulated relational quantum mechanics and the notion of thermal time. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics first appeared in Italian in 2014 and has sold over two million copies worldwide. His other books in our catalog include Reality Is Not What It Seems and The Order of Time. He also writes for Italian newspapers, including the cultural supplements of Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore and La Repubblica. Foreign Policy magazine named him among its 100 most influential global thinkers in 2019, and Prospect magazine placed him on its list of the world's top 50 thinkers in 2021.