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The Elegant Universe
- Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brian Greene uses everything from an amusement park ride to ants on a garden hose to illustrate the beautiful yet bizarre realities that modern physics is unveiling.
Dazzling in its brilliance, unprecedented in its ability to both illuminate and entertain, The Elegant Universe is a tour de force of science writing-a delightful, lucid voyage through modern physics that brings us closer than ever to understanding how the universe works.
Critic Reviews
"[Greene] develops one fresh new insight after another...In the great tradition of physicists writing for the masses, The Elegant Universe sets a standard that will be hard to beat." (George Johnson, The New York Times Book Review)
"[An] important book.... The Elegant Universe presents the ideas and aspirations-and some of the characters-of string theory with clarity and charm." ( Scientific American)
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- Verena
- 06-12-09
Well Written, Good Narration
The Elegant Universe is very well written. The author gives good examples and analogies to better understand the complex thematic.
The narrator was an excellent choice. His voice is very smooth and calm and the narration is very well paced, so that you can easily follow and concentrate on the content.
A little criticism goes however to the production. First, as already mentioned, this book is complex and you need to concentrate on what is being said. Now, imagine being deeply in thought and suddenly there is a big explosion. The producer thought it would be a great idea to put "Big Bang" explosion sounds in between the chapters which is very annoying and disrupts the concentration. It could even make you jump since you do not know when the chapter ends unless you are reading along with the book.
Second, there are a lot of names of scientists from all over the world. I wish the pronunciation of these names would have been researched better. For example, the German physicist Karl Schwarzschild, was pronounced throughout the book as "Schwarz(s)-child", instead of "Schwarz-schild" (engl. for shield), although the correct division of the word can be found also in the book. To me this was quite irritating and lessened my concentration on the actual content.
Due to the complexity of the book some parts might need to be listened to more than once, especially if this is not your field of expertise.
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- Ginger
- 03-02-09
Very Very good
This is an excellent book covering the newest of theories Physics has to offer. However it is not as approachable as Hawking's books is my guess. I understood it even if a few sections had to be reviewed more than once but I imagine a person with less comfort in the subject might get overwhelmed and not really understand.
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- Michael
- 06-11-11
Great Book - You Need Understand Physics
I am a former physicist and I listen to books to and from work as a professional photographer. There was a lot to learn if you have not kept up with quantum mechanics. I had to back it up 10 min or so every so often as my brain could not take in all the information at the speed it was given. The guy knows his stuff and puts it in logical order but you can't (I can't) grasp it as fast as he speaks it, especially when you are listening to it instead of reading it.
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- E. Smakman
- 10-14-09
Tough for a non-physicist
I graduated as an engineer in Chemistry and luckily had a bit of quantum chemistry. Therefore, I could more or less follow the part on Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory. The preceding chapters on relativity were sort of easy going. Once the part on string theory started (at about 25% of the book) things rapidly become more complicated with descriptions of multidimensional geometries and behaviours of these dimensions. Apparently the strings moving and oscillating inside these dimensions are restricted in their motion due to the geometry while its motion(s) determine mass, electric charge and other physical characteristics. As string theory is as yet purely theoretical, it is very very difficult to follow for non-experts like myself and close to impossible to comprehend the practical implications. Still, quite interesting to get an idea of what contemporary theoretical physicists are working on
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- Bubbles' Mom
- 06-17-12
Will draw you in like a black hole...
Where does The Elegant Universe rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the best books covering really hard subjects I've every read. If physics is something you longed to understand, you will not put this one down.
What other book might you compare The Elegant Universe to and why?
I don't have
What does Erik Davies bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Erik Davies is gifted with a voice that gives credence to Greene's narrative. He sounds excited about what he's saying. And his inflections get you excited about learning about some pretty high topics.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Not at all - not in one sitting. Unless you are a theoretical or other physicist, then you have to be willing to read this text over and over until the material becomes intuitive.
But no worries. The fun analogies make returning again and again down right addictive. Physics, anyone?
Any additional comments?
This book was recommended to me, as a way to understand the difficult subject - physics. It was one of the best recommendations I've ever received. Green wants us to know about physics and share his knowledge, which is why this book is so darn good.
It's like a great cook, who works very hard to make sure the flavors are perfect.
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- robert
- 01-26-13
Elegant explanation, elegant narration
I have a science background, but I'm neither a physicist nor am I a mathematician. Brian Greene has a gift for clear easy-to-understand explanations of both physical principles and the complex mathematics of string theory. I have previously read this book and two others that he has written. Eric Davies reads with clarity and just the right emphasis to promote understanding.
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- Jeff
- 04-23-12
A MUST READ !!
This and Greene's other book THE FABRIC OF THE COSMOS are almost masterpieces. To be able to convey such complex ideas so succesfuly is a triumph. Others have tried to ride the wave created by his books but they dont compare. PBS has made big specials out of both these books which says alot. See my other review on cosmos
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- Chris
- 08-28-09
Parts 1 and 2 are Excellent!
The fist 1/3 of this book have the best explanation for special and general relativity that I have every heard. I finally feel I understand the reasoning behind those concepts. The rest of the book is a little harder to keep up with. It seems like Mr. Green was a little to close to the problem to do as good a job in his layman’s descriptions as he did for Einstein's work. Or, maybe those older concepts are just better understood by the physicists themselves, I couldn't tell.
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- Gary
- 05-26-12
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 analogies in explaining complex physical principals. Each of his books stand on their own and he avoids repetition.
The book will excite you about string theory, but you will be dismayed by the current lack of progress in string theory since the book was originally written.
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- Mark Matzeldelaflor
- 07-13-18
Excellent and very in depth.
As a non astrophysicist, I'll be rereading this about a dozen times to better understand the more abstract concepts that require a background in mathematics to fully appreciate. However, Brian Greene does an amazing job using analogies to explain string theory for the previously uninitiated.
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- Jj
- 05-17-21
Brilliant
Very technical, quite hard to take in at times, but mind bending and perspective changing once you get it, a fantastic collection of information allowing someone like me, shocking at maths, get to grips with the depths of cosmology
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- Alison
- 10-15-19
A fascinating insight into string theory
For me, rolling with much of the narrative was an act of faith. The book iwas worth the effort and felt like a fantastic journey through a world that, till now, had remained inaccessible to me.
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- Yannis
- 03-09-21
Loved it. Very well written very well read.
I think this is the fourth time I'm listening to it. Finding it very interesting.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-03-21
Must read for everyone
This book amazed me and helped grow my understanding of everyday reality. Great for anyone.
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- Elanna76
- 12-12-20
Good reader, unconvincing argument...
The performance is extremely professional and the voice is not obtrusive, which is crucial since the topic is complex.
Brian Greene's development of the theory is as clear as it can be, and there is a lot to learn. The topic itself is captivating: the attempt of super strings theory to unify quantum mechanics and relativity in a single interpretation that explain the macro- and microcosmos.
I am not convinced of the arguments he uses with average culture readers like me: our super string theory MUST be true because it is so cool, nevermind we have never managed to hook it to experimental confirmation, forget about its forced interpretations and its ugly maths, the idea is elegant and we spent 40 years on this bet so it needs to work at all costs.
I got a lot of this vibe, while Carlo Rovelli's popularisation of the alternative loop quantum gravity theory always seems more humble and tentative, which I found endearing and more convincing.
Worth the listen overall.
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- BeachSamurai
- 10-03-21
amazing book
good read would read again to understand better.
a bit complex at times but very interested in learning more