Book review: The Elegant Universe

[mazdaaf]

Hey everyone! I'm currently reading this book called "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene and its on string theory and modern physics and stuff. It's REALLY amazing so far and i was wondering if anyone else has read it. If not, i really recomend it :p

[Nagual]

Maybe you should check these videos...

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html

[mazdaaf]

heh awesome thanks  

[Dansk]

Hey everyone! I'm currently reading this book called "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene and its on string theory and modern physics and stuff. It's REALLY amazing so far and i was wondering if anyone else has read it. If not, i really recomend it :p

Wow I'm reading it right now too! I'm not that far into it (busy with school and everything) but I still like it. My uncle lent it to me when I told him I was interested in Quantum Physics, at first I wasn't sure how much I would understand (being only 14) but so far no problems, I love it. I've been telling people to read it too.

[mazdaaf]

haha same here--im 15 :p im amazed at how well he describes everything. Plus the pictures are so cool heh (im way too easily amused   )

[narfellus]

Yes! i've read most of it a while back, but didn't finish and haven't gone back yet. It is definitely worth re-reading. the parts that most stood out to me are scientists and physicists saying/admitting that there ARE multiple dimensions that they were previously unaware, and the kicker, that our world is an illusion. There were tests done that showed micro-second time lapses that showed-somehow, i didn't quite get it-that what we perceive with our eyes is partly optical illusion. Yeah, great book, everyone should read it.