In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains,Brain Greene one of the world's leading string theorists,peels away the layer of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of elevan dimensions where all matter is generated by the vibration of microscopically tiny loops of energy. *Greene uses everything from an amusement park ride to acts on a garden hose to explain the beautiful yet bizarre relative 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 scientific writing -a delightful,lucid voyage through modern physics that brings us closer to understanding how the universe works.together to create a creature that can wonder at its own existence,blessed with an unquenchable thirst to discover not just where it came from,but where it is going and if it is alone. *combining dramatic photography and innovative CGI with the magical storytelling that has become brain's trademark.Brain will give us his personal take on the past,present and future of this unlikely and unfathomably precious phenomenon. "The story of humanity from the birth of the universe to the ultimate fate of our species".