Preface to the First Edition: Science is not done in a vacuum but rather in a historical and social context. This reflects mankind’s acquisition and use of knowledge over time. I have embedded my science and technology works in a screenplay that puts them into some kind of context. Some people will only read the science, some will only read the technology, some will only read the screenplay and some will read all three. The screenplay would be a comedy if not for the tragic condition of the human species on this planet. The model I present is the simplest theory possible because there is only one particle in its elementary particle bestiary, of which everything in the universe is made. I have named that particle the O umlaut particle and will refer to it as the Ö particle. There are only two possibilities regarding modern physics. Either just about everything is understood or just about nothing is understood. If the twin paradigms of modern physics, Einstein’s relativity theories and quantum mechanics, are wrong theories then nothing is understood today and modern physics collapses on itself like a house of cards. I am proposing that just about nothing is currently understood. [...]

Preface to the Second Edition: It is hard to believe almost fourteen years have gone by since the PDF Printing of the First Edition. This PDF Printing of the Second Edition is not a Second Edition in the usual sense where there is major new material included. But so many changes have been made, including correcting some embarrassing mistakes, that I believe it is deserving to be called a Second Edition to clearly distinguish it from the First Edition. The spirit and aim of this Second Edition are the same as the First Edition. My Universal Peace, Justice, Freedom, and Liberty is as topical now as it was in September 2007. My efficient Market and asset manager, eMaam, is as topical now as it was in September 2007. [...]

This work is still a solitary effort, without any help from anyone, so is somewhat unique in that regard. Therefore, I alone am responsible for both the content and any errors that still exist. If you have comments or suggestions I would be pleased to hear from you.