Explores the early stages of the development of string theory; essential reading for physicists, historians and philosophers of science.

The nature of space and time is one of the most fascinating and fundamental philosophical issues which presently engages at the deepest level with physics. Duri

The essential beginner's guide to string theory The Little Book of String Theory offers a short, accessible, and entertaining introduction to one of the most ta

During its forty year lifespan, string theory has always had the power to divide, being called both a 'theory of everything' and a 'theory of nothing'. Critics

String theory has played a highly influential role in theoretical physics for nearly three decades and has substantially altered our view of the elementary buil