Brian Greene




Brian Greene

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born
February 09, 1963

gender
male

place of birth
New York City, The United States

genre
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: Superstr... 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 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 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... The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2006
by Brian Greene (Editor), Tim Folger (Series Editor)
avg rating 4.03 — 79 ratings — published 2006
2 editions
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Spac... The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
by Brian Greene, Erik Davies (Reader)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2004
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Fields, Strings and Duality: T... 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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"Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent."
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"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)
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"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
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