Brian Greene

The Elegant Universe (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

THE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - INCLUDING A NEW PREFACE AND EPILOGUE FROM BRIAN GREENE
The iconic bestseller that introduced legions to modern physics and the quest for the ultimate understanding of the cosmos, featuring a new preface and epilogue.
With a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as graceful as the theories it explains, The Elegant Universe remains the unrivalled account of the modern search for the deepest laws of nature. In this new 25th anniversary edition, renowned physicist Brian Greene updates his classic work with a new preface and epilogue summarising the significant theoretical and experimental developments over the past quarter-century. From established science, including relativity and quantum mechanics, to the cutting edge of thinking on black holes, string theory, and quantum gravity, The Elegant Universe makes some of the most sophisticated concepts ever contemplated thoroughly accessible and entertaining, bringing us closer than ever to comprehending how the universe works.
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST

'Compulsively readable...Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for holes' New York Times

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781446477779
• Artikelnr.: 39223715

Autorenporträt

Brian Greene is a professor of physics and mathematics and director of Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Physics, and is renowned for his groundbreaking discoveries in superstring theory. His bestselling books include The Elegant Universe, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, and The Fabric of the Cosmos.

Rezensionen

Develops one fresh new insight after another... In the great tradition of physicists writing for the masses, The Elegant Universe sets a standard that will be hard to beat New York Times Book Review