A review by ayadcp
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene

4.0

The Elegant Universe was quite a dense read, though it's more because of my lack of foundational knowledge in higher level physics than anything. Brian Greene does a great job at explaining quantum theory to non-scientists, and I appreciate the many hypothetical examples and thought experiments. The chapters on relativity brought me up to speed before plunging me into the serious theories about hidden dimensions.

I'm probably not about to join a physics conference anytime soon, and I had to reread half of what I encountered. But this book succeeded in getting me to think about my place in things.