The Matter of Everything

BLACKWELLS” BOTM | A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: NEW SCIENTIST * WATERSTONES * SUNDAY TIMES

”A splendid idea, vividly carried out: I enjoyed this book enormously’ PHILIP PULLMAN
”A rich history of beautiful discoveries” ROBIN INCE
”An all-action thriller, laced with some of the most profound ideas humans have ever had’ BRIAN ENO

How did a piece of gold foil completely change our understanding of atoms? What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery of cosmic rays? How do we know all that we know about the world today?

It’s not simply because we have the maths – it’s because we have done the experiments.