The Fabric of the Cosmos
Space, Time and the Texture of Reality
1st Edition
Published on 24. February 2005
592 pages
978-0-14-195995-5 (ISBN)
Description
'A magnificent challenge to conventional ideas' Financial Times
'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It manages to be both challenging and entertaining: it is highly recommended' the Independent
'(Greene) send(s) the reader's imagination hurtling through the universe on an astonishing ride. As a popularizer of exquisitely abstract science, he is both a skilled and kindly explicator' the New York Times
'Greene is as elegant as ever, cutting through the fog of complexity with insight and clarity; space and time become putty in his hands' Los Angeles Times Book Review
'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It manages to be both challenging and entertaining: it is highly recommended' the Independent
'(Greene) send(s) the reader's imagination hurtling through the universe on an astonishing ride. As a popularizer of exquisitely abstract science, he is both a skilled and kindly explicator' the New York Times
'Greene is as elegant as ever, cutting through the fog of complexity with insight and clarity; space and time become putty in his hands' Los Angeles Times Book Review
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
26,21 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-14-195995-5 (9780141959955)
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Penguin Books Ltd
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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. Greene was presenter of the Channel Four series The Theory of Everything, screened in November 2003.
