Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1956
- Works
- 46
Top works
- Che cos'è la scienza. La rivoluzione di Anassimandro
- Che cos'è il tempo? Che cos'è lo spazio?
- The first scientist Anaximander and his legacy (Chinese Edition)
- What Are You Optimistic About?
- What is time? What is space?
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Carlo Rovelli was born in Italy, is a US citizen and lives in France. His main activity is in theoretical physics, where he is known as one of the founders of loop quantum gravity. He has also interests in the history and philosophy of science. He has written "Quantum Gravity", a treatise on loop quantum gravity and, for the large public, "The First Scientist: Anaximander and his Legacy", which is primarily a reflection on the nature of science. The <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Carlo+Rovel
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials
· 2009 · cited 22,954x
- Toward reliable density functional methods without adjustable parameters: The PBE0 model
· 1999 · cited 17,947x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,776x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,873x
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Quotes
- “Don't trust your teachers.”
- “Listening to a cultivated person of today who jokes and almost boasts of his scientific ignorance is as sad as listening to a scientist who boasts of not having read any poem.”
- “Hawking was one of the good physicists of his generation, not the universal genius the popular press has depicted. It is a pity, because this confusion fogs the memory of a remarkable man.”
- “... theoretical physics is less clean than the way it's usually solved. You can always change parameters and save yourself. ... it's very rare that theories are ruled out by just an experiment or a group of experiments. Theories usually come with flexibility. Theoreticians can add flexibility. And so new experiments — you can just patch up your theory.”
- “The landscape is magic, the trip is far from being over.”
- “I think that physics is about escaping the prison of the received thoughts and searching for novel ways of thinking the world, about trying to clear a bit the misty lake of insubstantial dreams, which reflect reality like the lake reflects the mountains.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1956-05-03 ) 3 May 1956 (age 70) , Verona , Italy
- Alma mater
- University of Bologna University of Padua
- Known for
- Loop quantum gravity Relational interpretation of quantum mechanics Thermal time hypothesis Timeless formulation of physical laws
- Awards
- Lewis Thomas Prize (2024) (2004) International Xanthopoulos Award (1995)
- Fields
- Theoretical physics
- Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh Aix-Marseille University Sapienza University of Rome Syracuse University Yale University Perimeter Institute Western University Santa Fe Institute
- Doctoral advisor
- Marco Toller
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carlo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Verona
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Bologna
- Employer
- Aix-Marseille University
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Italian
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- gravity
- Official website
- www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~rovelli
- Image
- Carlo Rovelli crop.jpg
- Work location
- Pittsburgh
- Residence
- Marseille
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- date of birth
- 1956-05-03
- Commons category
- Carlo Rovelli
- influenced by
- Christopher Isham
- member of
- Institut Universitaire de France
- name in native language
- Carlo Rovelli
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Carlo Rovelli, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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Carlo Rovelli (born 3 May 1956) is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in Italy, the United States, France, and Canada. He is currently Emeritus Professor at the Centre de Physique Théorique of Marseille in France, a Distinguished Visiting Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute, core member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy of Western University in Canada, and Fractal Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute in The United States.
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