- Published: 3 March 2000
- ISBN: 9780099289920
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- RRP: $29.99
The Elegant Universe
- Published: 3 March 2000
- ISBN: 9780099289920
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- RRP: $29.99
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
Greene has brought an absorbing field of enquiry to vivid life
Nature
Greene probably delivers as deep an understanding of this esoteric material as is possible for a lay reader to take on board
Herald
Greene has done a brilliant job of explaining the ideas of Superstring Theory and M-theory in everyday terms
New Scientist
Greene's achievement in The Elegant Universe is to make us feel at home in the chillingly abstract world of strings
Sunday Telegraph
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
Utterly absorbing...a brilliant achievement. An accessible, equationless account of strings, explaining why they are generating so much excitement among their devotees. Greene's achievement is to make us feel at home in the chillingly abstract world of strings and to convince us that we must take it seriously
Sunday Telegraph
As rewarding as it gets... A thrilling ride through a lovely landscape... A compelling human saga
Los Angeles Times Book Review
Compulsively readable...Green threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for holes
New York
[A] tour-de-force of science writing...peels away layers of detail and reveals the stunning essence of cutting-edge physics
Shing-Tung Yau, Harvard University; Fields Medalist, winner of the National Medal of Science