Jim Healy on Fields & Energy

If we can understand how reality works, why can we not understand the principles by which society should be governed? Newton inspired thinkers like John Locke (1632–1704), who similarly devised objective laws governing the proper relationships between an individual and society. Those ideas led to the American experiment: a nation built upon the principle of individual rights, the need for a government to be limited to specific duties, to have the consent of the governed, free speech, and religious and political tolerance. This is why so many of us have become avid fans, of you. Your books are about more than just physics , it is about how we handle reality, and interact with each other.