Over the centuries, monumental upheavals in science have emerged time and again from following the leads set out by mathematics. — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
When I give this talk to a physics audience, I remove the quotes from my 'Theorem'. — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
The math of quantum mechanics and the math of general relativity, when they confront one another, they are ferocious antagonists and the… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth. — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
For most people, the major hurdle in grasping modern insights into the nature of the universe is that these developments are usually… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
I think math is a hugely creative field, because there are some very well-defined operations that you have to work within. You… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
All mathematics is is a language that is well tuned, finely honed, to describe patterns; be it patterns in a star, which… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
In my own research when I'm working with equations, I never feel like I really understand what I'm doing if I'm solely… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
We do not know whether there are extra dimensions or multiverse. Let's go forward with the possible ideas that come out of… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
One of the strangest features of string theory is that it requires more than the three spatial dimensions that we see directly… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
When general relativity was first put forward in 1915, the math was very unfamiliar to most physicists. Now we teach general relativity… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
That is, you can have nothingness, absolute nothingness for maybe a tiny fraction of a second, if a second can be defined… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
Evidence in support of general relativity came quickly. Astronomers had long known that Mercury’s orbital motion around the sun deviated slightly from… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers. — Brian Greene Copy Share
The number of e-mails and letters that I get from choreographers, from sculptors, from composers who are being inspired by science is huge. — Brian Greene Copy Share
One of the wonders of science is that it is completely universal. It crosses national boundaries with total ease. — Brian Greene Copy Share
String theory is the most developed theory with the capacity to unite general relativity and quantum mechanics in a consistent manner. I do believe… — Brian Greene Copy Share
But, as Einstein once said, “For we convinced physicists, the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, however persistent.”5 — Brian Greene Copy Share
Sometimes attaining the deepest familiarity with a question is our best substitute for actually having the answer. — Brian Greene Copy Share
When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level — Brian Greene Copy Share
I have long thought that anyone who does not regularly - or ever - gaze up and see the wonder and glory of a… — Brian Greene Copy Share
There are many of us thinking of one version of parallel universe theory or another. If it's all a lot of nonsense, then it's… — Brian Greene Copy Share
As every parent knows, children begin life as uninhibited, unabashed explorers of the unknown. From the time we can walk and talk, we want… — Brian Greene Copy Share
The full name of string theory is really superstring theory. The 'super' stands for this feature called supersymmetry, which, without getting into any details,… — Brian Greene Copy Share
For most people, the major hurdle in grasping modern insights into the nature of the universe is that these developments are usually phrased using… — Brian Greene Copy Share
Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to… — Brian Greene Copy Share
We know that if supersymmetric particles exist, they must be very heavy; otherwise we would have spotted them by now. — Brian Greene Copy Share
The beauty of string theory is the metaphor kind of really comes very close to the reality. The strings of string theory are vibrating… — Brian Greene Copy Share
