including the constituents of dark matter and dark energy, the existence of the Higgs boson, and the verification of extra spatial dimensions. Chapter 15, "Teleporters and Time Machines", is about traveling through space and time using intriguing methods. Quantum mechanics is brought back into the picture when the reader comes across teleportation. Puzzles of time travel are posed, such as the idea of time travel to the past being a possibility. The end of the chapter focuses on wormholes and the theory behind them. Chapter 16, "The Future of an Allusion", focuses on black holes and their relationship to entropy. The main idea of this chapter is that spacetime may not be the fundamental makeup of the universe's fabric. Reception The Fabric of the Cosmos became the most popular science book among Amazon.com customers in 2005 and was on The New York Times Best Seller list—from its publication on February 10, 2004, it appeared 10 times in the Non-Fiction top 15, peaking at number 3 on April 4, before dropping off the list on May 9. With a first printing of 125,000 and as a main selection of the Book of the Month Club, Knopf expected it to do well. Adaptation NOVA made a documentary sequel to the popular Elegant Universe adaptation based on this book The Fabric of the Cosmos and with the same name. The series is hosted by Greene and includes commentary by numerous other renowned physicists, such as Max Tegmark and others. This documentary series is composed of 4 episodes (5–8 of season 39, 2011–2012) of the Nova television series: The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? Lynn Elber of Associated Press called it, "Mind-blowing TV." Publication data The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality (2004). Alfred A. Knopf division, Random House, See also The Fabric of Reality The Elegant Universe The Science of Interstellar The Universe in a Nutshell Notes External links PBS-TV/NOVA: The Fabric Of The Cosmos (Updated: November 2011). TV series on IMDb 2004 non-fiction books Alfred A. Knopf books Books by Brian Greene Cosmology books Popular physics books String theory books