The Science & Technology Behind 'Frequency' (2000) as Himself
Short Info
Spouse
Tracy Day
Fact
Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University, New York, NY.
Brian Greene is an American theoretical physicist and mathematician, who has made significant contributions to superstring theory. He is currently a professor at Columbia University and the director of the Institute for Strings, Cosmology, and Astroparticle Physics.
Greene was born in New York City on February 9, 1963. His father was a jazz musician and his mother was a teacher. He has two sisters. Greene was educated at Stuyvesant High School, where he was a National Merit Scholar. He earned his BA from Harvard University in 1984 and his PhD from Oxford University in 1987.
Greene’s career has been devoted to the exploration of superstring theory. He has made significant contributions to our understanding of the theory, and his work has helped to shape the direction of research in this area. Greene has also been active in communicating the excitement of physics to the general public. He is the author of several popular books on physics, including The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos, and The Hidden Reality. He has also hosted several television series, including NOVA’s The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Greene’s work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Science Foundation’s Public Service Award, and the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
Greene is married to Tracy Day, with whom he has two children.
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Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University, New York, NY.
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Area of Study: String Theory, Quantum Gravity
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Is a vegan.
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Brian R. Greene is one of the world's leading string theorists. A child prodigy in mathematics, he could multiply 30-digit numbers at the age of five. In 6th grade, Greene was so far ahead of his school in math that he had to find a tutor at Columbia University. He entered Harvard in 1980 to major in physics, and with his bachelor's degree, Greene went to Oxford University, in England, as a Rhodes scholar. His book "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory" (1999) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction. He also occasionally enjoys acting, helping John Lithgow with scientific dialogue for the series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), and he had a cameo role in the film Frequency (2000).
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His father, Alan Greene, a one-time vaudeville performer, later worked as a voice coach and composer.
Movies
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nova
TV Series documentary original book - 3 episodes, 2011 writer - 3 episodes, 2003 based on the book - 2 episodes, 2011 original story - 1 episode, 2003
Icarus at the Edge of Time
2010
Short written by
The Elegant Universe
2003
TV Mini-Series documentary book - 3 episodes
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nova
2011
TV Series documentary executive editor - 4 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Big Bang Theory
2011
TV Series promotional consideration - 1 episode
The Last Mimzy
2007
technical advisor - as Dr. Brian Greene
Deja Vu
2006
consultant
Frequency
2000
technical consultant: physics
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Big Bang Theory
2011
TV Series
Brian Greene
The Last Mimzy
2007
Intel Scientist
Maze
2000
Plate Techtonics Man
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nova
2011
TV Series documentary executive producer - 2 episodes
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Genau
2011
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
StarTalk
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Physicist
The Colbert Report
2005-2014
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Theoretical Physicist, Columbia University
Charlie Rose
1999-2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Nova
2003-2011
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host / Himself / Narrator / ...
Science Play
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Universe
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Prof. Math & Physics, Columbia University