An interview with Brian Greene
MAR 10, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024146
Discover magazine : Columbia University physicist Brian Greene has become the public face of string theory.He has provided insight into the topology of those additional dimensions, and in 1999 he introduced the theory to nonscientists in a best-selling book, The Elegant Universe .In 2008 he cofounded the World Science Festival , an annual event that brings together scientists, artists, and ordinary people who are simply interested in the great questions of the universe.Greene talked to Discover about how string theory has evolved, the attempts to find supporting evidence through new experiments, and the challenges of making science exciting to the general public.
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