{"product_id":"9780141984964","title":"The Order of Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Rovelli, Carlo, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/04\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 224 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Philosophy of mind, Popular philosophy, Popular science, Physics\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780141984964\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics takes us on an enchanting, consoling journey to discover the meaning of time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'We are time. We are this space, this clearing opened by the traces of memory inside the connections between our neurons. We are memory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are nostalgia. We are longing for a future that will not come.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets have long explored its meaning while scientists have found that its structure is different from the simple intuition we have of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Boltzmann to quantum theory, from Einstein to loop quantum gravity, our understanding of time has been undergoing radical transformations. Time flows at a different speed in different places, the past and the future differ far less than we might think, and the very notion of the present evaporates in the vast universe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his extraordinary charm and sense of wonder, bringing together science, philosophy and art, Carlo Rovelli unravels this mystery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnlightening and consoling, The Order of Time shows that to understand ourselves we need to reflect on time -- and to understand time we need to reflect on ourselves. Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022859010201,"sku":"9780141984964","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780141984964_40d709be-27a1-48fe-98e4-a478402b925d.jpg?v=1601404584","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780141984964","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}