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Review ------ There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Benedict Cumberbatch) With the publication of his million-selling Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Carlo Rovelli took his place with Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman as one of the great popularisers of modern theoretical physics (Sam Leith Spectator) Honestly I cannot recommend it too strongly... one of the fastest selling science titles of all time because it is so clear (Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2) The man who makes physics sexy... the new Hawking... His writing is luminous. By the time I had finished reading I was in serious awe of the author (David Aaronovitch The Times) The perfect antidote to the fluff and nonsense around right now. Learn how the world is and how you might just fit in (Simon Mayo Daily Mirror) The most fun physicist to be with -- as well as the greatest explainer of physics (Bryan Appleyard Sunday Times) A global superstar... Professor Rovelli is making the grammar of the universe accessible to a new generation (Channel 4 News) Surely Rovelli deserves the title 'world's most inspiring physics teacher' (Daily Telegraph) The physicist transforming how we see the universe (Financial Times) An amuse bouche for some of the ideas that are wrapped up in 20th-century astrophysics where it borders on philosophy. Millions have digested this little treat (Adam Rutherford Guardian) About the Author ---------------- Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. He has worked in Italy and the US, and is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique théorique in Marseille, France. His Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is an international bestseller translated into forty-one languages.