The Elegant Universe

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A new edition of the New York Times bestseller and three-part Nova special. In *The Elegant Universe*, leading string theorist Brian Greene reveals the groundbreaking science of string theory. He explains a universe with eleven dimensions, where space tears and repairs, and all matter originates from microscopically tiny vibrating loops of energy. Greene presents string theory as the "theory of everything" Einstein sought, unifying general relativity and quantum mechanics to resolve the antagonism between the large and the small. Using masterful metaphor and analogy, Greene makes sophisticated concepts accessible, bringing readers closer to understanding the universe. This edition includes a new preface discussing string theory's public reception. Hailed as setting "a standard that will be hard to beat" (New York Times Book Review).