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A review by ninakeller
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene
4.0
Brian Greene is incredible. A Columbia University professor and theoretical physicist, he cares deeply about making the incomprehensible physical universe tangible to laymen like me.
Though I cannot say I gained comprehension of the fine points of string theory and quantum physics, I was exposed to ideas of back holes and Calabi-Yau shapes, etc. that I was not previously aware of. He tells stories about mathematicians and scientists who have grappled with and moved forward human understanding of the universe.
The author uses familiar metaphors and storytelling to bring the non-expert closer to conceptualizing big ideas about the universe and where we are at the cutting edge of theoretical physics at this point in history.
I will read and re-read more of his work as I follow my curiosity about the wonders of the history and trajectory of the universe we find ourselves in.
Though I cannot say I gained comprehension of the fine points of string theory and quantum physics, I was exposed to ideas of back holes and Calabi-Yau shapes, etc. that I was not previously aware of. He tells stories about mathematicians and scientists who have grappled with and moved forward human understanding of the universe.
The author uses familiar metaphors and storytelling to bring the non-expert closer to conceptualizing big ideas about the universe and where we are at the cutting edge of theoretical physics at this point in history.
I will read and re-read more of his work as I follow my curiosity about the wonders of the history and trajectory of the universe we find ourselves in.