The Order of Time

FromthebestsellingauthorofSevenBriefLessonsonPhysics,aconcise,elegantexplorationoftime.Whydowerememberthepastandnotthefuture?Whatdoesitmeanfortimeto"flow"?Doweexistintimeordoestimeexistinus?Inlyric,accessibleprose,CarloRovelliinvitesustoconsiderquestionsaboutthenatureoftimethatcontinuetopuzzlephysicistsandphilosophersalike.Formostreadersthisisunfamiliarterrain.Weallexperiencetime,butthemorescientistslearnaboutit,themoremysteriousitremains.Wethinkofitasuniformanduniversal,movingsteadilyfrompasttofuture,measuredbyclocks.Rovellitearsdowntheseassumptionsonebyone,revealingastrangeuniversewhereatthemostfundamentalleveltimedisappears.Heexplainshowthetheoryofquantumgravityattemptstounderstandandgivemeaningtotheresultingextremelandscapeofthistimelessworld.Weavingtogetherideasfromphilosophy,scienceandliterature,hesuggeststhatourperceptionoftheflowoftimedependsonourperspective,betterunderstoodstartingfromthestructureofourbrainandemotionsthanfromthephysicaluniverse.AlreadyabestsellerinItaly,andwrittenwiththepoeticvitalitythatmadeSevenBriefLessonsonPhysicssoappealing,TheOrderofTimeoffersaprofoundlyintelligent,culturallyrich,novelappreciationofthemysteriesoftime.,