 carlo rovelli (born 3 may 1956) is an italian theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in italy and the usa, and currently works in france. his work is mainly in the field of quantum gravity, where he is among the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory. he has also worked in the history and philosophy of science. he collaborates regularly with several italian newspapers, in particular the cultural supplements of il sole 24 ore and la repubblica. ==life and career== carlo rovelli was born in verona, italy, in 1956. in the 1970s he participated in the student political movements in italian universities. he was involved with the free political radio stations radio alice in bologna and radio anguana in verona, which he helped found.carlo rovelli, "fatti nostri". in conjunction with his political activity, he was charged, but later released, for crimes of opinion related to the book fatti nostri, which he co-authored with enrico palandri, maurizio torrealta, and claudio piersanti."fatti nostri", bertani editore, 1977, (re-edited rimini, nda press, 2007), isbn 978-88-89035-17-7 in 1981 rovelli graduated with a bs/ms in physics from the university of bologna, and in 1986 he obtained his phd at the university of padova, italy. rovelli refused military service, which was compulsory in italy at the time, and was therefore briefly detained in 1987.carlo rovelli, "cos'Ã¨ il tempo? cos'Ã¨ lo spazio?". he held postdoctoral positions at the university of rome, trieste, and at yale university. rovelli was on the faculty of the university of pittsburgh from 1990 to 2000.http://archivio.festivaldelleletterature.it/
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