I think it's kinda interesting that there's a whole universal force that kinda goes uncommented upon in popular physics. I also don't know anything about the strong nuclear force, but I heard someone say once that it's actually just electromagnetism on a small scale? If there was, like, a good documentary that centers the history and experiments that lead researchers to conclude the existence of these things, that would be helpful. Being able to situate research in historical context really goes a long way to getting my head around a concept.
Book recommendation: The Infinity Puzzle by Frank Close. It won’t turn you into a theoretical physicist, but it is an interesting exploration of the history and personalities involved in the development of quantum field theory in the mid 20th century.
many thanks
Been reading Robert M. Hazen's Echopraxia and The Story of earth by Peter Watts recently. Got me thinking in geology.