The Elegant Universe

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

In this international bestseller, Columbia University professor Brian Greene provides, in layman’s terms, a comprehensive demystification of string theory.

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

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

As rewarding as it gets... A thrilling ride through a lovely landscape... A compelling human saga

Compulsively readable...Green threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for holes

[A] tour-de-force of science writing...peels away layers of detail and reveals the stunning essence of cutting-edge physics

Greene has brought an absorbing field of enquiry to vivid life

Greene probably delivers as deep an understanding of this esoteric material as is possible for a lay reader to take on board

Greene has done a brilliant job of explaining the ideas of Superstring Theory and M-theory in everyday terms

Greene's achievement in The Elegant Universe is to make us feel at home in the chillingly abstract world of strings

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

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.