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Science 9 April 2004:
Vol. 304. no. 5668, p. 212
DOI: 10.1126/science.1097121
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PHYSICS:
Untangling the Universe

A review by James Trefil

The Fabric of the Cosmos Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
by Brian Greene
Knopf, New York, 2004. 583 pp. $28.95, C$39.95. ISBN 0-375-41288-3. Allen Lane (Penguin), London. £25. ISBN 0-7139-9677-3.

Though writing for a broad, lay audience, Greene also offers scientists an excellent exposition of what our current understanding of physics tells us about the universe.
The reviewer is in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University, Mail Stop Number 1D6, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, USA. E-mail: jtrefil{at}gmu.edu

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