The Fundamentals of Reality. 10 Fundamental Principles of the Universe

The book by a Nobel Prize laureate in physics explains 10 fundamental concepts of modern science. For everyone who wants to approach an understanding of the structure of the Universe.
Our understanding of the structure of the Universe from a scientific perspective is incomplete and constantly evolving. What seems to be the clearest understanding of each of the fundamental principles has radically changed in just the last 100 years. At the same time, new knowledge is quickly entering our lives and becoming the foundation for the next revolutionary discoveries and scientific achievements. Yesterday's sensation is today's norm and tomorrow's history.
One of the best science popularizers, Frank Wilczek, describes the main components of physical reality in an accessible form—space, time, matter, energy, and dynamic complexity. They relate to what we "have". In addition, you will learn about “how what we have was formed”—about the Big Bang theory and the emergence of the Universe. Finally, the most exciting and fascinating aspect—an introduction to some of the largest projects of modernity, which are expanding the horizon of our knowledge and pushing the boundaries of what we can do: the hunt for the Higgs boson and the search for gravitational waves, which gave rise to a new kind of “multi-channel” astronomy. Paradoxically, the principles of quantum mechanics are applicable not only for understanding the surrounding world but can also help a person solve the problem of perceiving oneself, to get to know oneself and others anew and more deeply.
The world is simple and complex, logical and strange, orderly and chaotic. Thanks to this book, we will be able to look back and admire the achievements made by generations of scientists who lived in different eras and different countries, as well as get acquainted with scientifically grounded assumptions about the possible development of science in the future.