Brian Greene, Author . Knopf $28.95 (592p) ISBN 978-0-375-41288-2
String theory is a recent development in physics that, by positing that all which exists is composed of infinitesimally small vibrating loops of energy, seeks to unify Einstein's theories and those of quantum mechanics into a so-called "theor
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Brian Greene, Author Knopf Publishing Group $19.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-307-26888-4
Be forewarned: this is not like anything else the bestselling physicist Greene (The Elegant Universe) has written. Nor is it a children's book, though it looks like one, with simple, didactic text and Chip Kidd's design for spectacular photos, taken
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Brian Greene, Author W. W. Norton & Company $27.95 (448p) ISBN 978-0-393-04688-5
One of the more compelling scientific (cum-theological) questions in the Middle Ages was: ""How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?"" Today's version in cutting-edge science is, ""How many strings... ?"" As posited by s tring theory physics,
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Brian Greene, Knopf, $29.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-307-26563-0
"There was a time when ‘universe' meant ‘all there is,' " writes Greene, but soon we may have to redefine that word, along with our own meager understanding of the cosmos. A theoretical physicist and celebrated author, Greene offers intrepid readers
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Brian Greene. Knopf, $30 (448p) ISBN 978-1-5247-3167-0
Greene (The Hidden Reality), director of Columbia University’s Center for Theoretical Physics, translates sophisticated science topics into an accessible and illuminating survey. His achievement is particularly remarkable given the cerebral subject—t
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