The Soviet Union is gone, punk is retro chic, and reason is a matter for financial advisors; only the old questions remain the same: How should one live? What should one orient oneself towards? Young writer David Dalek looks at his friends, typical creative thirty-somethings, and searches for answers to the small questions of everyday life and the big ones of the universe. In the life of his hero Paul Dirac, the great unknown of modern physics, he believes he sees what it’s all about. Dietmar Dath chases the history of science, pop culture, and science fiction through the particle accelerator. The result of the experiment: a fantastical book in every respect.