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| Born | 3 May 1956 Verona, Italy |
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| Fields | Theoretical physics |
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| Doctoral advisor | Marco Toller |
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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.[1] He is currently Emeritus Professor at the Centre de Physique Theorique of Marseille in France, a Distinguished Visiting Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute,[2] core member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy of Western University in Canada,[3] and Fractal Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute in The United States.[4]
Rovelli works mainly in the field of quantum gravity and is a founder of the theory of loop quantum gravity. He has also worked in the history and philosophy of science, formulating the Relational quantum mechanics and the notion of Thermal Time. He collaborates with several Italian newspapers, including the cultural supplements of the Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore, and La Repubblica. His popular science book, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, was originally published in Italian in 2014. It has sold over a million copies worldwide.[5] In 2019, he was included by Foreign Policy magazine in the list of the 100 most influential global thinkers.[6] In 2021, he was included by Prospect magazine in the list of the 50 world's top thinkers.[7]
- ^ "Resume" (PDF). www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr.
- ^ "Facultypage". www.perimeterinstitute.ca.
- ^ "Faculty". www.rotman.uwo.ca.
- ^ "Fractal faculty". www.santafe.edu/people/profile/carlo-rovelli.
- ^ Carlo Rovelli (25 July 2017). "Carlo Rovelli: 'I felt the beautiful adventure of physics was a story that had to be told'". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "2019 Global Thinkers". Foreign Policy. 12 January 2019.
- ^ "The world's top 50 thinkers 2021". Prospect Magazine. 13 July 2021.