The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory, is, hands down, the BEST quantum physics, universal theory book, outside of scripture. This is the case because the author draws from all previous major authors, physicists, theories, and discoveries, ties them together, and then presents the results, in laymen's terms, so that anyone and everyone can effortlessly grasp and understand our currently most widely accepted understanding of our "elegant universe."<br>The field that this covers is always evolving as new discoveries, understandings, and advancements are progressed, however, this book presents our currently most widely accepted understanding as exactly that, our current best observation. It also transparently labels questions as questions. It's amazing! 6 stars.