Physicist, author Brian Greene to speak on 'The Drive to Innovate' Monday

Aurora University's Celebrating Art and Ideas Series continues with author, physicist and string theorist Brian Greene on "The Drive to Innovate: Stories From the Frontiers of Discovery" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 10, in the Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration, 407 S. Calumet Ave.

Innovation, exploration, and discovery are deeply ingrained in human nature, and the keys to their success transcend disciplines. Greene uses three stories from the frontiers of science to examine how essential features - staying the course while shedding expectations, maintaining individuality while working collaboratively, accepting failure while pushing for success - can coalesce into breathtaking results. Sparking new insights, this presentation explores how we can unleash our innate drive to innovate.

Greene is one of the world's leading theoretical physicists and a brilliant, entertaining communicator of cutting-edge scientific concepts.

Greene's best-selling book, "The Elegant Universe," which recounts the theories of general relativity and quantum mechanics, transformed our understanding of the universe and introduced string theory, a concept that might be the key to a unified theory of the universe. The book sold over a million copies and became an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning NOVA special that Greene hosted.

Admission is free. To register, visit alumni.aurora.edu.