Saturday, March 04, 2006

"The Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene should be assigned as a requirement reading for every high-school graduate in the nation and this isn't a joke. Sure, there are some hard to comprehend concepts, such as the Calaby-Yau shapes, Higgs field and String Theory, but this shouldn't turn down any life loving enthusiasts who are in search of understanding of the universe's nature. Aren't we all part of this phenomenon, and if so, why not try to understand it better?

Conceptually the material is presented with smoothness of language, intelligent humor and enough engaging examples to make even those not familiar with physics fall in love with the scientific data.
I'd like to commend Mr. Greene for a job well done (in my book you Sir get an A).

But what's the book all about? It's about the fundamental aspects of life - those tiny little particles of matter that we can't see, but that comprise our essence. And not really. It's about the essence of these particles, about the one component of all that matters, of the string that vibrates in its own way to shape the particles that shape us. And that's not exactly true. It's about the nature of the string, about its frame of mind, about its existence in its own universe, obeying its own physical laws. Ah, yes, now I'm getting somewhere. It's about the possibility of the seemingly impossible fact that not all of what we see is what we think it is. Yes, it's about the force, no, the meaning of everything. Well, perhaps I overshot it a bit. The book does not give an answer to the question "What is the meaning of life?" but it comes awfully close and the reader is left with awe and encouraged to uncover this meaning for himself. Think about it, if the universe has a beginning, if it’s obeying the laws of thermodynamics, if entropy is what it really is, then in this linear progression of time, in this unequivocal connection between space and time and gravity and electromagnetic forces lies the answer to the meaning of our existence. And what is it? The author leaves it up to us to make this determination. Trust me on this, put this book at the top of your reading list.
- by Simon Cleveland

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