Fridtjof Capra, author of the proposed book "The Tao of Physics," written in 1974 and first published in 1976, received a Ph.D. from the University of Vienna, and then studied in the field of theoretical high-energy physics at the University of Paris and California and at Imperial College in London. The author describes physical concepts and theories, avoiding technical and mathematical language. F. Capra reveals the deep relationship of paintings of the world of physicists and mystics (Taoists, Hindus, Buddhists and Zen Buddhists), finds in modern physics confirmation of many postulates of the ancient religious teachings of the East and considers their relationship and began in the 20th century. interpenetration of the cultures of the rational West and the mystical East as confirmation of the ancient Chinese idea of ​ ​ the need for a dynamic equilibrium between the rational and intuitive-mystical, between the external and the internal, that is, in application to our century, between technology and psychology. After its first edition, the book was enthusiastically received in the UK and the US, despite more than modest support and publicity. Soon they began to talk about it all over the world, and by 1984 it was represented by dozens of multilingual publications and, in total, withstood thirteen editions in English only. The wide popularity of the book allowed the author to visit many countries with lecture tours. The proposed book is addressed to a wide range of readers interested in oriental mysticism, not necessarily having knowledge of physics, since the author describes physical concepts and theories, avoiding technical and mathematical language, as well as scientists interested in the philosophical aspects of science, but little familiar with the mystical teachings of the East.