With a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as graceful as the theories it so deftly explains, The Elegant Universe remains the unrivaled account of the modern search for the deepest laws of nature: "a standard that will be hard to beat" (George Johnson, New York Times Book Review). In this new 25th anniversary edition, renowned physicist and author Brian Greene-"the single best explainer of abstruse concepts in the world today" (Washington Post)-updates his classic work with a new preface and epilogue summarizing 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.
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"Few humans share Greene's mastery of the latest cosmological science and English prose." -- Dennis Overbye - New York Times "As rewarding as it gets.... [A] thrilling ride through a lovely landscape." -- K. C. Cole - Los Angeles Times "Sets a standard that will be hard to beat." -- George Johnson - The New York Times Book Review "Compulsively readable.... Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for black holes." -- New York "I devoured this book when it first came out and I still have not read an easier-to-understand summary of modern physics and quantum mechanics." -- Jason Kottke - Kottke.org
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Höhe: 210 mm
Breite: 138 mm
Dicke: 37 mm
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978-1-324-06623-1 (9781324066231)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Brian Greene is the director of Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Physics and cofounder of the World Science Festival. Acclaimed for groundbreaking discoveries in superstring theory, he is the author of four best-selling books that have collectively sold more than two million copies worldwide. He lives in New York.
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Columbia University