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The Hidden Reality

Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos

The Hidden Reality( )
Author: Greene, Brian
ISBN:978-0-7139-9978-5
Publication Date:Mar 2011
Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Imprint:Allen Lane
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $49.95
Book Description:

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF the Elegant Universeand The Fabric of the Cosmoscomes his most expansive and accessible book to date - a book that takes on the grandest question- Is ours the only universe? There was a time when 'universe' meant all there is. Everything. Yet, in recent years discoveries in physics and cosmology have led to a number of scientists to conclude that our universe may be one among many. With crystal-clear prose and inspired...
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Book Details
Pages:374
Detailed Subjects: Science / Physics / General
Science / Physics / Quantum Theory
Science / Physics / Relativity
Science / Space Science / Cosmology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.9 x 24 x 3.4 cm
Book Weight:0.636 Kilograms
Author Biography
Greene, Brian (Author)
Brian Greene was born on February 9, 1963 in New York City. After attending Stuyvesant High School, where he was a classmate of fellow physicist Lisa Randall. Brian Greene entered Harvard in 1980 to major in physics. He graduated with a bachelor's degree, and went on to earn his doctorate from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, graduating in 1987. Greene joined the physics faculty of Cornell University in 1990, and was appointed to a full professorship in 1995. The following year, he joined the staff of Columbia University as a full professor; this remains his current position. At Columbia, Greene is co-director of the University's Institute for Strings, Cosmology, and Astroparticle Physics (ISCAP), and is leading a research program applying superstring theory to cosmological questions. He has become known to a wider audience through his books for the general public, The Elegant Universe, Icarus at the Edge of Time, The Fabric of the Cosmos, The Hidden Reality, and a related PBS television special.

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