Brian Greene
Theoretical physicist and author
Brian Greene is an American physicist known for his work on string theory and a professor at Columbia University. He also co-founded the World Science Festival.
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American Born 1963 in New York City, United States
About Brian Greene
Brian Randolph Greene was born on February 9, 1963, in New York City. He studied as an undergraduate at Harvard University and earned his doctorate at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. He taught physics at Cornell University from 1990 to 1995 and has been at Columbia University since 1996, where he is a professor of physics and mathematics and directs its center for theoretical physics. His research includes mirror symmetry, which relates two different Calabi–Yau manifolds, and the flop transition, a mild form of topology change in string theory. Greene writes for general readers. Until the End of Time (2020) was a top 10 New York Times bestseller, as were The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos and The Hidden Reality. He hosted two NOVA miniseries based on his books, and both won Emmy and Peabody Awards. He co-founded the World Science Festival in 2008 and chairs it.