The 70 years from 1880 to 1950 witnessed the final ascent of humankind into the modern age.
Historically this period is characterized by deep political social and economic crises.
However parallel to this and much less known in the public rational scientific thinking also
experienced the darkest and deepest crisis of its own history. All the great modern scientific
discoveries like quantum theory genetics and neurology are products of this. Ground-breaking
discoveries profound crises revolutionary thoughts refutation of previously unshakable
beliefs - these years are marked by scientific achievements of numerous great minds who
overturned our understanding of the world of space time and infinity of life logic and
calculability almost overnight. The intuitive genius of these pioneers still forms the
foundation of today's scientific thinking and technological progress. In fact tackling and
overcoming those deep scientific crises shaped our modern life like nothing else. The resulting
reorientation of our understanding of nature and ourselves allowed ancient philosophical
questions to appear in a new light: What is reality? What can we know about the world? or What
is man's place in nature?. The most exciting period in the history of science is retold here in
an entertaining way.
