Please help id this book

[galapogosian]

It was a book on physics that I was reading around 2004 that may have been a few years old then, it started off with subatomic particles and went on through physics to chaos theory. Relativity may have been early in the book. I think it was intended as common man's primer.

 

I read about quarks in there and the cover was black, maybe with a galaxy on the front- possibly a black hole diagram (maybe not). I want to say the guy who wrote it was young-ish. Certainly not Hawking.

 

I know this is not much to go on, but if you have any idea please let me know. Where else could I ask? I've tried physicsforums and abebooks forums.

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

[iNow]

Was it The Magic Furnace by Marcus Chown?

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Furnace-Search-Origins-Atoms/dp/0195143051

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Universe-Superstrings-Dimensions-Ultimate/dp/0393058581/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240273610&sr=8-2

[J.C.MacSwell]

http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Code-Quantum-Physics-Language/dp/0553246259

[galapogosian]

My memory was a little fuzzy all around it seems, but you came up with the answer anyway. Thank you!!!

 

 

The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Universe-Superstrings-Dimensions-Ultimate/dp/0393058581/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240273610&sr=8-2