APPENDIX Z56: 2000: Cosmologist Brian Greene
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APPENDIX Z56:
2000: Cosmologist Brian Greene
***
“The search for the fundamental laws of the universe
is a
is a
distinctly human drama, one that has stretched the
mind
mind
and enriched the spirit… We are all, each in our own way,
seekers of the truth and we each long for an answer
to
to
why we are here. As we
collectively scale the mountain
collectively scale the mountain
of explanation, each generation stands rmly on
the
the
shoulders of the previous, bravely reaching for the peak.
Whether any of our descendants will ever take in the
view
view
from the summit and gaze out on the vast and
elegant
elegant
universe with a perspective of innite clarity, we cannot
predict. But as each generation climbs a little
higher, we
higher, we
realize Jacob Bronowski’s pronouncement that ‘in every
age there is a turning point, a new way of seeing
and
and
asserting the coherence of the world [(Jacob Bronowski,
The Ascent of Man, p. 20]. And as our generation
marvels at our new view of the universe—our new way
of
of
asserting the world’s
coherence—we are fullling our part,
coherence—we are fullling our part,
contributing our rung to the human ladder reaching
for
for
the stars.”
*** Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe. New York: First Vintage Books edition, 2000. p. 387
