Magic of Reality. How Science Discovers the Universe

Richard Dokins is an outstanding British -eating scientist and tireless popularizer of science, laureate of many literary and scientific awards, the author of the self -egoistic gene, "dilated phenotype", “blind chapel”, “Blind Rainbow” “God as an illusion” and others. His works played a huge role in the revival of interest in scientific literature addressed to a wide reader"s audience.
The new book by R. Dokinza is a conversation with the young reader. Most of her chapters are entitled: "Who was the first person?", "What is everything made of?",
"What is a rainbow?" or "Why are there troubles?" The author not only tries to give them affordable and convincing answers, but also talks about how scientists come to the decision of riddles, which the Universe tirelessly presents to humanity. True, not everything can be explained today, Dokins writes, but one of the main advantages of science is that the scientists know when the answer to some question is unknown to them. They are happy to declare their ignorance. The joy here is appropriate because the search for the right answer is a fascinating lesson. "