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“Fundamentals might be the perfect book for the winter of this plague year. . . . Wilczek writes with breathtaking economy and clarity, and his pleasure in his subject is palpable.” —The New York Times Book Review
One of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate…
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Understand quantum mechanics? Dark matter? The malleable nature of space-time? Neither do I, exactly. But I am considerably less confused after reading this.
Wilczek is a Nobel laureate, but here, he is a nerd on fire with his love of the universe. Chapter titles include things like “There’s Plenty of Space” and “There are Very Few Ingredients.”
He writes with great clarity and even joy about the grand mystery in which we have so briefly appeared.
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