The Order of Time

"Because they are translated from the original Italian, Rovelli’s books retain a beautiful poetry which, combined with his deep knowledge of fundamental physics, make for a wonderfully charming mix. This, his latest book, will definitely get you thinking. It deals with the age-old mystery of the nature of time itself and what modern physics has to say about it. To give you an example of his style, when he tries to persuade us that the most fundamental feature of our universe is not the solid, permanence of physical matter, but ephemeral events in space and time. He says ‘the world is made up of kisses, not stones’. See what I mean? Utterly mesmerising."