The Nature of Stuff in the Universe

“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.” – Stephen Hawking

Before we get into the nuts and bolts of quantum physics, let’s go over some science basics. If you’ve only heard the word quantum physics, and it doesn’t mean much, don’t worry. We’ll take it in steps, and if you remove all the math, it’s actually pretty easy to understand.

First, let’s take a look at what normal physics tells us about the universe and the stuff inside it. In normal physics, there is matter, energy, and vacuum, the nothingness of space. Let’s ignore vacuum, for now; we’ll get back to that.

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