Mankind is on the verge of a new understanding of the world and its place in the Universe, says Lisa Randall, an authoritative American scientist, professor of physics at Harvard University, and invites us on an exciting journey through the vastness of the history of scientific discoveries. A special place in the book is given to the latest and most significant developments in elementary particle physics; the circumstances of the creation and principles of operation of the Large Hadron Collider, to which the attention of the whole world is riveted; discussions between competing points of view on the place of man in the universe.