NMLP P-003371 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

Brian Greene · W. W. Norton & Company · 1999

The US Norton edition is the true first, preceding the UK Jonathan Cape edition (1999). A later Vintage paperback issued 'with a new preface' is a separate 'first thus.'

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-003371 for "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory" by Brian Greene (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-003371, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).