With the aid of entertaining short stories anecdotes lucid explanations and straight-forward
figures this book challenges the perception that the world of physics is inaccessible to the
non-expert. Beginning with Neanderthal man it traces the evolution of human reason and
understanding from paradoxes and optical illusions to gravitational waves black holes and dark
energy. On the way it provides insights into the mind-boggling advances at the frontiers of
physics and cosmology. Unsolved problems and contradictions are highlighted and contentious
issues in modern physics are discussed in a non-dogmatic way in a language comprehensible to
the non-scientist. It has something for everyone.
