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| workplaces = {{ubl|[[University of Pittsburgh]]|[[Aix-Marseille University]]|[[Sapienza University of Rome]]|[[Syracuse University]]|[[Yale University]]|[[Perimeter Institute]]|[[University of Western Ontario|Western University]]|[[Santa Fe Institute]]}}

| awards = {{ubl|Lewis Thomas Prize (2024)|Watkin’s Prize (2021)|Prix du Duc de Villars (2019)|Premio De Sica (2017)|Premio Galileo (2014)|Prix du Rayonnement International (2004)|International Xanthopoulos Award (1995)}}

'''Carlo Rovelli''' (born 3 May 1956) is an Italian [[theoretical physics|theoretical physicist]] and writer who has worked in Italy, the United States and, since 2000France, inand FranceCanada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~rovelli/vita.pdf |title=Resume |website=www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr }}</ref> He is also currently Emeritus Professor at the Centre de Physique Theorique of Marseille in France, a Distinguished Visiting Research Chair at the [[Perimeter Institute]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://perimeterinstitute.ca/people/carlo-rovelli |title=Facultypage |website=www.perimeterinstitute.ca}}</ref> and core member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy of [[University of Western Ontario|Western University]] in Canada.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/rotman-members/faculty/ |title=Faculty |website=www.rotman.uwo.ca}}</ref> and Fractal Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute in The United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://santafe.edu/people/profile/carlo-rovelli |title=Fractal faculty |website=www.santafe.edu/people/profile/carlo-rovelli}}</ref>

Rovelli works mainly in the field of [[quantum gravity]] and is a founder of the theory of [[loop quantum gravity]] theory. He has also worked in the [[history of science|history]] and [[philosophy of science]], formulating the Relational [[Interpretation of 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jul/25/carlo-rovelli-i-felt-the-beautiful-adventure-of-physics-was-a-story-that-had-to-be-told|title=Carlo Rovelli: 'I felt the beautiful adventure of physics was a story that had to be told'|author=Carlo Rovelli|website=The Guardian|date=2017-07-25|access-date=2018-04-05}}</ref> In 2019, he was included by ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' magazine in athe list of the 100 most influential global thinkers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2019-global-thinkers/|title=2019 Global Thinkers|work=Foreign Policy|date=2019-01-12}}</ref> In 2021, he was included by ''[[Prospect (magazine)|Prospect]]'' magazine in the list of the 50 world's top thinkers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/37755/the-worlds-top-50-thinkers-2021 |title=The world's top 50 thinkers 2021|work=Prospect Magazine|date=2021-07-13}}</ref>

[[File:CARLO ROVELLI.jpg|thumb|Carlo Rovelli, in Rome 2015]]