Doug Holloway (de Vos)婚姻出现问题，银行账户差点变零，在生存出现危机时，他去找寻自己的亲生父亲，后者为著名物理学家Eugene Holland博士 (Victor Lundin) ，这名天才最近患上了大脑退化病。博士决心在失去理解能力前，证明艰涩难懂的‘超弦理论’---他得发明公式来证实上帝的存在。当这两个人在一起时，他们的任务合而为一，在上帝的荣耀下，寻找安慰和希望。

[Greene] develops one fresh new insight after another...In the great tradition of physicists writing for the masses, The Elegant Universe sets a standard that will be hard to beat. --George Johnson, The New York Times Book Review In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of 11 dimensions where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter-from the smallest quarks to the most gargantuan supernovas-is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy. Green uses everything from an amusement park ride to ants on a garden hose to illustrate the beautiful yet bizarre realities that modern physics is unveiling. Dazzling in its brilliance, unprecedented in its ability to both illuminate and entertain, The Elegant Universe is a tour de force of science writing-a delightful, lucid voyage through modern physics that brings us closer than ever to understanding how the universe works.