La cattiva coscienza dei fisici
nonfiction · First published 2026
Author guide
Carlo Rovelli Books in Order
Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist whose research focuses on quantum gravity, the foundations of physics, and the nature of space and time. He helped develop loop quantum gravity and has written technical monographs, popular science books, essays, and memoiristic nonfiction that connect physics with philosophy, history, and culture.
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Sette brevi lezioni di fisica
The clearest concise introduction to Rovelli's popular science writing and central ideas.
Quantum Gravity
The best starting point for readers seeking his technical treatment of loop quantum gravity.
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Novels (2)
- Anaximandre de Milet ou la naissance de la science
nonfiction · 2009
- La cattiva coscienza dei fisici
nonfiction · 2026
Nonfiction (6)
- La realtà non è come ci appare: La struttura elementare delle cose
popular-science · 2014
- Sette brevi lezioni di fisica
popular-science · 2014
Ci sono frontiere della conoscenza dove brucia il nostro desiderio di sapere: sono nelle profondità più minute del tessuto dello spazio, nelle origini del cosmo, nella natura del tempo, nella destinazione dei buchi neri. Qui, a contatto…
- L'ordine del tempo
popular-science · 2017
Come le "Sette brevi lezioni di fisica", che ha raggiunto un pubblico immenso in ogni parte del mondo, questo libro tratta di qualcosa della fisica che parla a chiunque e lo coinvolge, semplicemente perché è un mistero di cui ciascuno ha…
- Helgoland
popular-science · 2020
In 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…
- Buchi bianchi. Dentro l'orizzonte
popular-science · 2023
- Il volo di Francesca
memoir · 2025
Essays and speeches (4)
- Bologna, marzo 1977 ... fatti nostri ...
essay-collection · 1977
- Ci sono luoghi al mondo dove più che le regole è importante la gentilezza
essay-collection · 2018
Siamo esserini che vivono sulla crosta di una palla di roccia lanciata nello spazio, come una piccola astronave. Fuori, attorno a noi c’è uno straordinario mondo ancora inesplorato. Come un bambino che si affaccia per la prima volta a una…
- Lo sapevo, qui, sopra il fiume Hao. Articoli per giornali
essay-collection · 2023
Zhuangzi e Hui Shi passeggiavano sul ponte sopra il fiume Hao. Zhuangzi osservò: «Quei pesciolini che si aggirano rilassati e senza fretta, sono pesci felici!». Al che, Hui Shi obiettò: «Tu non sei un pesce; come fai a sapere come sta un…
- Sull'eguaglianza di tutte le cose. Lezioni americane
essay-collection · 2025
Other (4)
- Cos'è il tempo? Cos'è lo spazio?
interview · 2004
- Quantum Gravity
scientific-monograph · 2004
Quantum gravity is perhaps the most important open problem in fundamental physics. It is the problem of merging quantum mechanics and general relativity, the two great conceptual revolutions in the physics of the twentieth century. The…
- Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity: An Elementary Introduction to Quantum Gravity and Spinfoam Theory
scientific-monograph · 2014
- General Relativity: The Essentials
scientific-monograph · 2021
In this short book, renowned theoretical physicist and author Carlo Rovelli gives a straightforward introduction to Einstein's General Relativity, our current theory of gravitation. Focusing on conceptual clarity, he derives all the basic…
Frequently asked questions about Carlo Rovelli
Who is Carlo Rovelli?
Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer known for research on quantum gravity, the foundations of quantum physics, and the philosophy of space and time.
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Where was Carlo Rovelli born and educated?
Rovelli was born in Verona, Italy, in 1956. He studied at the University of Bologna and earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Padua in 1986.
What is Carlo Rovelli known for in physics?
He is one of the principal developers of loop quantum gravity, a research program seeking to reconcile quantum mechanics with general relativity. He has also led quantum-gravity research at Aix-Marseille University.
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What ideas and thinkers have influenced Carlo Rovelli?
Rovelli’s work is strongly shaped by the history and philosophy of science. He has particularly emphasized the ancient Greek thinker Anaximander and has argued that philosophical ideas have had a major influence on physics.
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What awards has Carlo Rovelli received, and what is his broader legacy?
Rovelli received the 1995 Basilis Xanthopoulos International Award for contributions to gravitational physics and the 2024 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science. His broader legacy combines field-shaping theoretical research with unusually accessible communication of difficult scientific ideas.
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