Brian Greene
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February 09, 1963
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New York City, The United States
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Science
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Brian Greene, author of the bestselling book about string theory, The Elegant Universe, was educated at Harvard and Oxford, graduating in 1987. After spending time at Harvard and Cornell, he is currently a Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia.
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene avg rating 4.05 — 3,184 ratings — published 1999 22 editions |
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The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene avg rating 4.08 — 1,224 ratings — published 2004 17 editions |
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Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene avg rating 3.90 — 86 ratings — published 2008 |
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2006 by Brian Greene , Tim Folger avg rating 4.03 — 79 ratings — published 2006 2 editions |
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene, Erik Davies avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2004 |
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Fields, Strings and Duality: Tasi 96 : Boulder, Colorado, Us 2-28 June 1996 by Brian Greene avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1997 |
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Brian Greene's Icarus at the Edge Of Time
Brian Greene — Icarus at the Edge of Time
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"Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent."
— Brian Greene
— Brian Greene
"Cosmology is among the oldest subjects to captivate our species. And it’s no wonder. We’re storytellers, and what could be more grand than the story of creation?"
— Brian Greene (The Fabric of the Cosmos)
— Brian Greene (The Fabric of the Cosmos)
"When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level"
— Brian Greene
— Brian Greene
