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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory - Community Reviews back

by Brian Greene
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 6 years ago
(Original review, 2001)The Kabbalah also describes 10 dimensions and beings that inhabit them. Perhaps these beings are real and at certain levels of dimensional perception they have already seen and experienced these advancements in human history like a child being taught 2+2 to the wave compilatio...
Book Talk 21st Century
Book Talk 21st Century rated it 12 years ago
Good description of string theory. He tries to simplify it for a general audience, but it can be slow going for a while. The book is dated; there is an example of a company building a bridge between the two towers of the World Trade Center, which no longer exists. If you have patience, this is a goo...
XOX
XOX rated it 12 years ago
The Elegant Universe would not only be a good read, but a good source for physic jokes.A: How is your family? Me: There are three.A: 3?me: Family one, electron, electron-neutrino, up-quark, down-quark. Family two...A: What? No, your actual family, blood related.Me: Oh.... I don't know. A: May the fo...
Blogged Out Ma Nut
Blogged Out Ma Nut rated it 13 years ago
If I understood half of it, it was probably worth reading :-)
Edward
Edward rated it 14 years ago
Preface--The Elegant UniverseNotesGlossary of Scientific TermsReferences and Suggestions for Further ReadingIndex
Edward
Edward rated it 14 years ago
Preface--The Elegant UniverseNotesGlossary of Scientific TermsReferences and Suggestions for Further ReadingIndex
Tolle Lege!.
Tolle Lege!. rated it 14 years ago
"Will excite you about string theory"He mentions that he wrote this book for the retiree who didn't have time while working to understand the new advances in physics. I was that guy. He does a great job. I've listened to his other books and am amazed how he goes to great pains and creates new analog...
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 14 years ago
Do I understand string theory? Not sure.Do I understand M theory? A little bit but don't ask for any algebraic reasoning.Do I know exactly what a Calabi-Yau is? Not really but I think they look a little like the hair balls from my cat.This is the second time I've equated quantum physics and all its ...
Booklog
Booklog rated it 14 years ago
Still one of the better books about the recent findings in String/M-Theory for the lay reader. Fortunately, the ridiculous abstract math is left in the endnotes for the brave. Say what you will about the validity of String Theory (or framework, or whatever), Brian Greene does a fantastic job at vi...
Eccentric Musings (jakaEM)
Eccentric Musings (jakaEM) rated it 23 years ago
I tried.And will try again.(bookmark still stuck in it at p. 151)
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