The Elegant Universe

Author(s): Brian Greene

Science

"In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions, where all matter is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy. Greene uses everything from an amusement park ride to ants on a garden hose to explain the beautiful yet bizarre realities that modern physics is unveiling. Dazzling in its brilliance, unprecedented in its ability to both illuminate and entertain, The Elegant Universeis a tour de force of scientific writing - a delightful, lucid voyage through modern physics that brings us closer to understanding how the universe works."

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An astonishing book which combines great scientific insight and elegant writing to unravel the greatest mysteries of one of our most complex scientific concepts: string theory

Winner of Aventis Prize for Science Books 2000 and Aventis Prizes for Science Books: General Prize 2000.

Not since the extraordinary success of A Brief History of Time has a scientific book caused such a stir. An eloquent sweep through the history of modern physics and cosmology. - Sunday Times; A theory of physics which defies empirical confirmation, predicts there are ten dimensions and proposes that the fundamental particles of matter are infinitely tiny strings is not the obvious basis for a bestseller, but Greene makes it zip along. - Nigel Hawkes, The Times; The Elegant Universe is a delightful, lucid introduction to the greatest problem in all of physics, the quest to unify the laws of nature. Greene does a masterful job in presenting complex materials in a lively, engaging manner. Highly recommended to anyone who has aver gazed at the heavens and wondered, as Einstein did, if God had a choice in making the Universe. - Michio Kaku; If you want to tangle with string theory then this lucid unweaving of its intricacies and knottiest problems in words and pictures will take you to the frontiers of modern physics. Outstanding. - John D Barrow

Brian Greene is Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University and Cornell University.

General Fields

  • : 9780099289920
  • : Random House UK
  • : VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET
  • : 0.433
  • : March 2000
  • : 197mm X 130mm X 30mm
  • : March 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Brian Greene
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 539.7/258
  • : 464
  • : PDZ
  • : line illustrations