About the Author

Brian Greene is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

"The Elegant Universe is compulsively readable.... Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for black holes." -"New York"

"[An] important book.... The Elegant Universe presents the ideas and aspirations-and some of the characters-of string theory with clarity and charm." -"Scientific American"

"As good as it gets.... [A] thrilling ride through a lovely landscape." -"Los Angeles Times"

"[Greene] writes with poetic eloquence and style.... [He] does an admirable job of translating a wholly mathematical endeavor into visual terms." -"The Washington Post Book World"

"[Greene's metaphors oftten provide beauty and power.... The Elegant Universe is a rewarding read." -"Discovery Magazine"

"String theory is the hottest idea to emerge in physics since Stephen Hawking gazed into a black hole.... [Greene] explain[s] it in terms that anyone can understand." -"San Francisco Chronicle"

" The Elegant Universe is compulsively readable.... Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for black holes." -"New York"
" [An] important book.... The Elegant Universe presents the ideas and aspirations-and some of the characters-of string theory with clarity and charm." -"Scientific American"
" As good as it gets.... [A] thrilling ride through a lovely landscape." -"Los Angeles Times"
" [Greene] writes with poetic eloquence and style.... [He] does an admirable job of translating a wholly mathematical endeavor into visual terms." -"The Washington Post Book World"
" [Greene's metaphors oftten provide beauty and power.... The Elegant Universe is a rewarding read." -"Discovery Magazine"
" String theory is the hottest idea to emerge in physics since Stephen Hawking gazed into a black hole.... [Greene] explain[s] it in terms that anyone can understand." -"San Francisco Chronicle"

A physics professor at both Columbia and Cornell, Greene aims to acquaint lay readers with string theory, a hypothesis concerning strings of subatomic particles that could help scientists explain all of nature's forces in one Unified Field Theory.

"The Elegant Universe is compulsively readable.... Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for black holes." -"New York"

"[An] important book.... The Elegant Universe presents the ideas and aspirations-and some of the characters-of string theory with clarity and charm." -"Scientific American"

"As good as it gets.... [A] thrilling ride through a lovely landscape." -"Los Angeles Times"

"[Greene] writes with poetic eloquence and style.... [He] does an admirable job of translating a wholly mathematical endeavor into visual terms." -"The Washington Post Book World"

"[Greene's metaphors oftten provide beauty and power.... The Elegant Universe is a rewarding read." -"Discovery Magazine"

"String theory is the hottest idea to emerge in physics since Stephen Hawking gazed into a black hole.... [Greene] explain[s] it in terms that anyone can understand." -"San Francisco Chronicle"
" The Elegant Universe is compulsively readable.... Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for black holes." -"New York"
" [An] important book.... The Elegant Universe presents the ideas and aspirations-and some of the characters-of string theory with clarity and charm." -"Scientific American"
" As good as it gets.... [A] thrilling ride through a lovely landscape." -"Los Angeles Times"
" [Greene] writes with poetic eloquence and style.... [He] does an admirable job of translating a wholly mathematical endeavor into visual terms." -"The Washington Post Book World"
" [Greene's metaphors oftten provide beauty and power.... The Elegant Universe is a rewarding read." -"Discovery Magazine"
" String theory is the hottest idea to emerge in physics since Stephen Hawking gazed into a black hole.... [Greene] explain[s] it in terms that anyone can understand." -"San Francisco Chronicle"