"Reality is not what it seems," says Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli, who in seven simple and concise lessons initiates us into the mysteries of matter and the universe.
What is the most beautiful theory?
What is space?
What are elementary particles?
How is the universe constructed?
"Everything is physics," people in the exact sciences often say. Reading Carlo Rovelli's lessons, we will agree. Physics gives us answers not only about the stars and galaxies, but also about our own human nature, our free will, and our perpetual ignorance.

It is in our nature to love and to be honest. It is in our nature to want to learn more. And we continue to learn. Our knowledge of the world continues to expand. There are boundaries in the field of knowledge that ignite our desire. They are found in the most subtle fields of space fabric, in the origin of the universe, in the nature of time, in the phenomenon of black holes, and in the functioning of our own thoughts. Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, the mystery and beauty of the world shine. And they take our breath away.

"Rovelli has the rare gift of being able to express the subtlest nuances of scientific theories in simple and captivating language." The Guardian