PositiveThe Guardian (UK)A remarkably wide-ranging new meditation on quantum theory ... Rovelli reveals that he is not afraid to mix quantum physics and eastern philosophy, something that others have done in the past with little success and some derision. It says much about him and his argument that he is not so easily dismissed ... It’s a perspective that Rovelli believes makes it easier to think about the quantum world. He may be right, but the words of Niels Bohr still come to mind: \'Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.\'
Chris Impey
PositiveFinancial Times\"Impey skilfully weaves a fascinating tale out of the work and ideas of the scientists who, through a combination of observation, theory, computer simulations, and a large, healthy dose of speculation, pieced together the history of black holes by understanding the evolution of stars and how they can, depending on their mass, end up as white dwarfs, ultra-dense neutron stars, rapidly spinning pulsars or as an exploding supernova ... Impey looks into the far distant future, aeons from now, to see how black holes grow and are eventually starved to death as the universe expands and galaxies dissipate.\
