<b>THE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - INCLUDING A NEW PREFACE AND EPILOGUE FROM BRIAN GREENE</b><br> <p><b>The iconic bestseller that introduced legions to modern physics and the quest for the ultimate understanding of the cosmos, featuring a new preface and epilogue.</b></p> <p>With a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as graceful as the theories it explains, <i>The Elegant Universe</i> remains the unrivalled account of the modern search for the deepest laws of nature. In this new 25th anniversary edition, renowned physicist Brian Greene updates his classic work with a new preface and epilogue summarising the significant theoretical and experimental developments over the past quarter-century. From established science, including relativity and quantum mechanics, to the cutting edge of thinking on black holes, string theory, and quantum gravity, <i>The Elegant Universe</i> makes some of the most sophisticated concepts ever contemplated thoroughly accessible and entertaining, bringing us closer than ever to comprehending how the universe works.</p> <b>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER<br> <br> PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST</b><br> <br> <b>'Compulsively readable...Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for holes' <i>New York Times</i></b>