The One Thing You Need to Know

You will never be able to look at the world the way you did before. After all, learning quantum mechanics, the theory of relativity, researching the problem of global warming and the structure of the atom have become so easily accessible and interesting for the first time!
From gravity to black holes, from the theory of relativity to global warming, this engaging, sometimes witty, and authoritative book by Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into easy-to-understand parts and explains the one truth you really need to know to understand science. After all, instead of trying to understand the intricate details of gravitational waves, electricity, and black holes, it's easier to understand just one central concept from which absolutely everything flows.

In twenty-one short but fascinating chapters, full of amazing facts, scientific history and biographies of personalities who stood at the sources of the most important discoveries, a simple path to the fundamental truths about which you always wanted to know more is laid out.