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The Hidden Reality

Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos

Brian Greene

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English
Penguin
27 April 2012
The newest discoveries about multiverses from the best writer in the field

There was a time when 'universe' meant all there is. Everything. Yet, as Brian Greene's extraordinary book shows, ours may be just one universe among many, like endless reflections in a mirror. He takes us on a captivating exploration of parallel worlds - from a multiverse where an infinite number of your doppelg ngers are reading this sentence, to vast oceans of bubble universes and even multiverses made of mathematics - showing just how much of reality's true nature may be hidden within them.

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Imprint:   Penguin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   281g
ISBN:   9780141029818
ISBN 10:   0141029811
Pages:   384
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Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Brian Greene is well known to many fans as a populariser of theoretical physics. He is the author of the bestselling books about string theory, The Elegant Universe, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction and The Fabric of the Cosmos. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he has taught at both Harvard and Cornell and has been Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University since 1996.

Reviews for The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos

Brian Greene's book The Hidden Reality is a tour de force of one of the most controversial areas of modern science - the possibility that there are multiple universes... Greene's ability as a populariser has matured with each new publication and this latest offering is his best yet -- Alastair Gunn Sky at Night Exciting and rewarding ... captures and engages the imagination ... Greene has a gift for elucidating big ideas New York Times If extraterrestrials landed tomorrow and demanded to know what the human mind is capable of accomplishing, we could do worse than to hand them a copy of this book New York Times Book Review The book serves well as an introduction to the multiverse and will open up many people's eyes -- John Gribbin Every chapter opens level after level of previously unimaginable, mind-expanding realities -- Oliver Sacks


  • Short-listed for Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012
  • Shortlisted for Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012.

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