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Brian Greene
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Brian Randolph Greene is an American physicist known for his research on string theory. He is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, director of its center for theoretical physics, and the chairman of the World Science Festival, which he co-founded in 2008. Greene co-discovered mirror symmetry, relating two different Calabi–Yau manifolds. He also described the flop transition, a mild form of topology change, and the conifold transition, a more severe transformation of space, showing that topology can smoothly change in string theory.
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Brian Greene is a prominent New York-born theoretical physicist widely recognized for his work on string theory.
He serves as a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, where he directs the center for theoretical physics.
His book 'The Elegant Universe' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a New York Times bestseller.
Beyond his academic career, he is the co-founder and chairman of the World Science Festival, bringing science to the general public.
He has made fundamental contributions to physics, including the discovery of mirror symmetry and the description of conifold transitions.