The Resource Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell
Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell
Resource Information
The item Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- "One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, Rovelli examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving. Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the 21-year-old Werner Heisenberg first developed quantum theory, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious. As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercly debate the theory's meaning, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships, not substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for understanding the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness. Rovelli makes learning about quantum mechanics an almost psychedelic experience. Shifting our perspective once again, he takes us on a riveting journey through the universe so we can better understand our place in it"--
- Language
-
- eng
- ita
- eng
- Edition
- First North American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 233 pages
- Note
-
- "Originally published in Italian under the title Helgoland by Adelphi Edizioni, Milan in 2020"--Title page verso
- Translated from the Italian
- Contents
-
- Looking into the abyss
- A strangely beautiful interior
- A curious bestiary of extreme ideas
- Is it possible that something is real in relation to you but not in relation to me?
- The web of relations that weaves reality
- The unambiguous description of an object includes the objects to which it manifests itself
- "For nature it is a problem already solved"
- But is it really possible?
- Isbn
- 9780593328880
- Label
- Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution
- Title
- Helgoland
- Title remainder
- making sense of the quantum revolution
- Statement of responsibility
- Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell
- Language
-
- eng
- ita
- eng
- Summary
- "One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, Rovelli examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving. Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the 21-year-old Werner Heisenberg first developed quantum theory, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious. As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercly debate the theory's meaning, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships, not substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for understanding the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness. Rovelli makes learning about quantum mechanics an almost psychedelic experience. Shifting our perspective once again, he takes us on a riveting journey through the universe so we can better understand our place in it"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10956918
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rovelli, Carlo
- Dewey number
- 530.12
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC173.96
- LC item number
- .R6813 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Segre, Erica
- Carnell, Simon
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Quantum theory
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- making sense of the quantum revolution
- Label
- Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell
- Note
-
- "Originally published in Italian under the title Helgoland by Adelphi Edizioni, Milan in 2020"--Title page verso
- Translated from the Italian
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Looking into the abyss -- A strangely beautiful interior -- A curious bestiary of extreme ideas -- Is it possible that something is real in relation to you but not in relation to me? -- The web of relations that weaves reality -- The unambiguous description of an object includes the objects to which it manifests itself -- "For nature it is a problem already solved" -- But is it really possible?
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Edition
- First North American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 233 pages
- Isbn
- 9780593328880
- Lccn
- 2020049573
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1202306074
- (OCoLC)1202306074
- Label
- Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell
- Note
-
- "Originally published in Italian under the title Helgoland by Adelphi Edizioni, Milan in 2020"--Title page verso
- Translated from the Italian
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Looking into the abyss -- A strangely beautiful interior -- A curious bestiary of extreme ideas -- Is it possible that something is real in relation to you but not in relation to me? -- The web of relations that weaves reality -- The unambiguous description of an object includes the objects to which it manifests itself -- "For nature it is a problem already solved" -- But is it really possible?
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Edition
- First North American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 233 pages
- Isbn
- 9780593328880
- Lccn
- 2020049573
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1202306074
- (OCoLC)1202306074
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.wrl.org/portal/Helgoland--making-sense-of-the-quantum/bBE_ZXb0iTo/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.wrl.org/portal/Helgoland--making-sense-of-the-quantum/bBE_ZXb0iTo/">Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.wrl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.wrl.org/">Williamsburg Regional Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.wrl.org/portal/Helgoland--making-sense-of-the-quantum/bBE_ZXb0iTo/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.wrl.org/portal/Helgoland--making-sense-of-the-quantum/bBE_ZXb0iTo/">Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution, Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.wrl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.wrl.org/">Williamsburg Regional Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
