Background
Brian Greene was born on February 9, 1963, in New York City.
Brian Greene
Brian Greene
Brian Greene
Brian Greene
Brian Greene
Brian Greene
Brian Greene
Brian Greene
(Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists...)
Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away layers of mystery to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions, where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter - from the smallest quarks to the most gargantuan supernovas - is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy. The Elegant Universe makes some of the most sophisticated concepts ever contemplated accessible and thoroughly entertaining, bringing us closer than ever to understanding how the universe works.
https://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Universe-Superstrings-Dimensions-Ultimate/dp/039333810X/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Brian+Greene&qid=1609272166&sr=8-4
1999
(From Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists ...)
From Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists and author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Elegant Universe, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way. Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most mysterious of concepts. Is space an entity? Why does time have a direction? Could the universe exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past? Greene has set himself a daunting task: to explain non-intuitive, mathematical concepts like String Theory, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and Inflationary Cosmology with analogies drawn from common experience. From Newton's unchanging realm in which space and time are absolute to Einstein's fluid conception of spacetime, to quantum mechanics' entangled arena where vastly distant objects can instantaneously coordinate their behavior, Greene takes his readers, regardless of their scientific backgrounds, on an irresistible and revelatory journey to the new layers of reality that modern physics has discovered lying just beneath the surface of our everyday world.
https://www.amazon.com/Fabric-Cosmos-Space-Texture-Reality/dp/0375727205/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Brian+Greene&qid=1609272166&sr=8-5
2003
(Brian Greene, one of the foremost physicists and science ...)
Brian Greene, one of the foremost physicists and science writers, takes his readers on a breathtaking journey to a multiverse comprising an endless series of big bangs, a multiverse with duplicates of every one of his readers, a multiverse populated by vast sheets of spacetime, a multiverse in which all we consider real are holographic illusions, and even a multiverse made purely of math - and reveals the reality hidden within each. Using his trademark wit and precision, Greene presents a thrilling survey of cutting-edge physics and confronts the inevitable question: How can fundamental science progress if great swaths of reality lie beyond human reach? The Hidden Reality is a remarkable adventure through a world more vast and strange than anything we could have imagined.
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Reality-Parallel-Universes-Cosmos/dp/0307278123/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Brian+Greene&qid=1609272166&sr=8-6
2011
(Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new ...)
Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes his readers on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how human grapple with their existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal. From particles to planets, consciousness to creativity, matter to meaning - Brian Greene allows his readers all to grasp and appreciate our fleeting but utterly exquisite moment in the cosmos.
https://www.amazon.com/Until-End-Time-Evolving-Universe/dp/1524731676/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Brian+Greene&qid=1609272166&sr=8-3
2020
(Professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia Universi...)
Professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, Brian Greene, explains and gives his insights on some of the most complex scientific theories and stories.
https://www.amazon.com/solar-eclipse-visible-across-entire/dp/B075LT9JL6/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=Brian+Greene&qid=1609272166&sr=8-7
2017
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Brian Greene was born on February 9, 1963, in New York City.
Early on, it was apparent that Greene was different. He was obviously gifted in math; at one point he was known to tape together squares of construction paper in order to multiply numbers with thirty digits. Greene also credits his father, Alan, a former vaudeville performer, with teaching him how to look at the world in different ways. He explained the game he and his father used to play to Bradley Jay of The Atlantic. While walking the streets of Manhattan, Greene and his dad would take turns describing what they saw from different perspectives. For example, if Brian saw a penny fall out of someone's pocket, he might pretend to be an ant on the coin talking about spiraling down to the ground on a copper disk.
By the time he was in grade school, Greene was so precocious in math that his frustrated sixth-grade teacher suggested he look for a tutor at nearby Columbia University. With a note from his teacher in hand, Greene and his sister went from office to office on the campus, and finally located a graduate student willing to work with the budding mathematician. The student, Neil Bellinson, studied with him every week until Greene graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1980. After graduation Greene attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he majored in physics, the science of the interaction between matter and energy. In addition to his studies, he also pursued other interests that began in high school. For example, Greene ran cross-country and acted in musicals.
"The universe is rich and exciting, and there's stuff that can knock you over every day if you're privy to it."
Greene graduated from Harvard in 1984, and as a Rhodes Scholar, he traveled to England to study at Oxford University. Each year Rhodes Scholarships are given to the most outstanding scholars in the world; the scholarships allow them to study at the prestigious Oxford University. In his spare time, Greene acted with an improvisational theater group. This knack for acting would one day serve him well, as he became known for his easy and relaxed public speaking style. Greene's focus at Oxford, however, was physics.
It was at Oxford that Greene first became intrigued by string theory. As he was walking to class one day he spied a poster advertising a lecture about a newfound "theory of everything." "I found it very exciting," Greene told Shira Boss of Columbia College Today. "They were saying there was a brand new way to solve the riddle of gravity and quantum mechanics." After attending the lecture, he and his friends formed a study group and absorbed any and all information on the subject they could find.
In 1990, Brian Greene was appointed as an assistant professor at the Department of Physics at Cornell University. He later became a full professor in 1995. In 1996, he was selected as a full professor at Columbia University. He is also a co-director of Columbia University’s Institute for Strings, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. He researches on String theory which is a candidate for a theory of quantum gravity. He is known for his contribution to the understanding of the different shapes and curled-up dimensions of string theory can take. He has worked on mirror symmetry.
Brian Greene is also popularly known for his research on the flop transition. Flop transition is a mild form of topology change which shows that topology in string theory can change at the conifold point. He currently is researching on string cosmology. In 2008, he founded the World Science Festival alongside Tracy Day. The Festival aims to enhance scientific research and activities. He is the Chairman of the Board of the World Science Festival.
In 1999, Brian Greene published his first book titled The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. In 2004, he published his second book The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality. In 2011, he published his third book The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universe and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos.
(Brian Greene, one of the foremost physicists and science ...)
2011(Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists...)
1999(From Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists ...)
2003(Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new ...)
2020(Professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia Universi...)
2017Brian Greene is an agnostic.
Brian Greene considers that science is not a partisan issue. He said, "The facts of how the world and universe are put together transcend party lines. But we've come to a very strange place in American democracy where there’s an assault on some of the features of reality that one would have thought, just a couple of years ago, were beyond debate discussion or argument. Now, I'm not naive as some of my colleagues, who say we need to have a government run on the principles of science. There's an art to governing that figures out how to balance conflicting desires with limited resources that science can't solve. But, there shouldn't be a disagreement on basic facts."
In order to explain very complicated concepts, Brian Greene often turns to everyday examples. For instance, one of the ideas central to string theory is that there are many more dimensions than the ones people are aware of. The problem is that they are so small they are difficult to detect. Greene suggests that a dimension may be invisible because of one's perspective. Imagine, he says, that far off in the distance an ant is walking on a garden hose. From one's vantage point, the garden hose looks simply like a one-dimensional line. If one walks closer, the ant and the garden hose, another dimension if you will, come into view.
Another example is Greene's explanation of the uncertainty principle, which was proposed by one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976). According to Heisenberg, who spent his life studying the movement and properties of atoms, it is impossible to pinpoint the precise position and momentum of a particle at the same time. In his "Strings and Strings" lecture, as quoted in Columbia College Today, Greene likens the principle to ordering dinner from a Chinese menu: "There's list A and list B. You can have Chow Mein, you can have Mu Shu, but under no circumstances, according to Heisenberg, can you have both."
Quotations:
"I am a physicalist who is committed to the notion that the rock-bottom description of reality is in terms of the most fundamental ingredients and the laws that govern them."
"Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding..."
"When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level."
"The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers."
"Cosmology is among the oldest subjects to captivate our species. And it’s no wonder. We’re storytellers, and what could be more grand than the story of creation?"
"Understanding requires insight. Insight must be anchored."
"Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth."
"Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent."
"All you are is a bag of particles acting out the laws of physics. That to me is pretty clear."
Brian Greene is a vegan.
Physical Characteristics: With his hip New York wardrobe, salt-and-pepper hair, and quick grin, Brian Greene looks more like a forty-something Justin Timberlake than the scientist that he is.
Quotes from others about the person
Jennifer Birriel: "Greene has a rare gift for explaining the most challenging scientific ideas, and everyone can appreciate his refreshingly insightful explanations."
Brian Greene is married to Tracy Day who is a former ABC Producer. They have one son, Alec, and one daughter, Sophia.