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The Elegant Universe
The Elegant Universe:
Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
Brian Greene
Preface
During the last thirty years of his...
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file:///C|/Program%20Files/Shareaza/Downloads/brian_greene_-_the_elegant_universe.
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The Elegant Universe
The Elegant Universe:
Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
Brian Greene
Preface
During the last thirty years of his life, Albert Einstein sought relentlessly for a so-called unified field
theory—a theory capable of describing nature s forces within a single, all-encompassing, coherent
framework.
Einstein was not motivated by the things we often associate with scientific undertakings,
such as trying to explain this or that piece of experimental data.
Instead, he was driven by a passionate
belief that the deepest understanding of the universe would reveal its truest wonder: the simplicity and
power of the principles on which it is based.
Einstein wanted to illuminate the workings of the universe
with a clarity never before achieved, allowing us all to stand in awe of its sheer beauty and elegance.
Einstein never realized this dream, in large pa
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