Brian Greene
Brian Greene is a physicist, author, and World Science Festival co-founder who brings questions about space, time, and reality to books, screens, and live conversations.
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- Based in
- New York City
- Work
- Theoretical physicist, author, and science communicator
- Education
- Harvard, 1984; Oxford doctorate, 1987, as a Rhodes Scholar
- Breakout
- The Elegant Universe, his first popular science book and a 2000 Pulitzer finalist
- Co-founded
- World Science Festival with Tracy Day in 2008
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How it started.
Growing up in Manhattan, Brian became fascinated with arithmetic after his father taught him the basics. Learning that mathematics could explain the physical world drew him toward physics. He graduated from Harvard in 1984 and earned his Oxford doctorate in 1987 as a Rhodes Scholar.
From research to readers.
His research in superstring theory includes co-discoveries of mirror symmetry and spatial topology change. His first popular science book, The Elegant Universe, brought that curiosity to a wider audience and became a Pulitzer finalist in 2000. He later hosted the NOVA adaptation and a second series based on The Fabric of the Cosmos.
A place for big questions.
Brian and producer Tracy Day co-founded the World Science Festival in 2008. Its live and digital programs bring scientists into conversation with audiences. Alongside his work as a Columbia professor of physics and mathematics, he writes books and performs theatrical science pieces, including Light Falls, about Einstein’s discoveries.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2020Until the End of TimeAuthor
- 2004The Fabric of the CosmosAuthor
- 1999The Elegant UniverseAuthor
Stage and screen
- 2019Light FallsWriter and performer; PBS broadcast
- 2003NOVA: The Elegant UniverseHost
Awards
Quotes
Superstring theory is our best attempt to realize Einstein’s dream of the unified theory.Brian Greene, Harvard Gazette
In a September 2017 interview, he was asked to describe superstring theory in a tweet.
Trivia
- He acted in theater productions while studying at Harvard.
- He played himself in an episode of The Big Bang Theory.
- Asked in 2017 what he might study if starting again, he chose neuroscience.
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