Editing Brian Greene (section)

=== Books ===
Greene is well known to a wider audience for his work on popularizing [[theoretical physics]], in particular [[string theory]] and the search for a [[unified theory]] of physics. His first book, ''[[The Elegant Universe|The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory]]'', published in 1999 and a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]], is a popularization of [[superstring theory]] and [[M-theory]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Brian |title=The elegant universe: superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory |date=2003 |publisher=Norton |isbn=978-0-393-33810-2 |location=New York London}}</ref> It was a finalist for the [[Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction|Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction]], and winner of ''[[The Aventis Prizes for Science Books]]'' in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile of Brian Greene |url=http://www.roycecarlton.com/speakers/greene.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823170627/http://www.roycecarlton.com/speakers/greene.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=2007-08-23 |access-date=2008-02-17 |url-status=usurped |publisher=Royce Carlton Incorporated}}</ref>

Greene's second book, ''[[The Fabric of the Cosmos|The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality]]'' (2004), a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]], is about [[space]], [[time]], and the nature of the [[universe]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Brian |title=The fabric of the cosmos: space, time, and the texture of reality |date=2005 |publisher=Vintage Books |isbn=978-0-375-72720-7 |edition=First Vintage books |location=New York}}</ref> Aspects covered in this book include [[principle of locality|non-local particle]] [[Quantum entanglement|entanglement]] as it relates to [[special relativity]] and basic explanations of string theory. It is an examination of the very nature of [[matter]] and [[reality]], covering such topics as [[spacetime]] and [[physical cosmology|cosmology]], origins and [[Unified field theory|unification]], and including an exploration into [[reality]] and the [[imagination]].

Greene's third book, ''[[The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos]]'', published in January 2011, was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]] and deals in greater depth with multiple universes, or, as they are sometimes referred to collectively, the [[multiverse]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ferris |first=Timothy |date=2011-02-04 |title=Expanding Horizons |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/books/review/Ferris-t.html |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Brian |title=The hidden reality: parallel universes and the deep laws of the cosmos |date=2011 |publisher=Vintage Books |isbn=978-0-307-27812-8 |edition=1. Vintage Books |location=New York, NY}}</ref>

Greene's most recent book, ''[[Until the End of Time (book)|Until the End of Time: Mind Matter and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe]]'' (2020), was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]] and explores [[Chronology of the universe|the universe’s evolution]] and [[Ultimate fate of the universe|likely end]], as well as the [[Abiogenesis|emergence of life]] and [[consciousness]], bridging [[Cosmology|cosmological]] and [[Existentialism|existentialist]] thought.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Brian |title=Until the end of time: mind, matter, and our search for meaning in an evolving universe |date=2020 |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf Books |isbn=978-1-5247-3167-0 |edition=First |location=New York}}</ref>