Preface to The Second Edition, Elegant Universe, Brian Greene
"...A book about the challenges and triumphs of the modern question for the deepest laws of nature is not something you imagine breezing through at the beach, or curling up with just before going to sleep. And a book that takes on such an abstract subjection with the intention of emphasizing the science, not the scientific personalities or historical anecdotes, might seem to cater to an even smaller audience. But this didn't particularly trouble me, as I told myself frequently (and, no doubt, with a tinge of melodrama) that if I reached one person, introducing them to a new spectrum of ideas, a new way of thinking about themselves and their place in the cosmos, that would be enough."
"...A book about the challenges and triumphs of the modern question for the deepest laws of nature is not something you imagine breezing through at the beach, or curling up with just before going to sleep. And a book that takes on such an abstract subjection with the intention of emphasizing the science, not the scientific personalities or historical anecdotes, might seem to cater to an even smaller audience. But this didn't particularly trouble me, as I told myself frequently (and, no doubt, with a tinge of melodrama) that if I reached one person, introducing them to a new spectrum of ideas, a new way of thinking about themselves and their place in the cosmos, that would be enough."
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