The Elegant Universe

String theory proclaims that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe are reflections of one grand physical principle and manifestations of one single ent... » 

String theory proclaims that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe are reflections of one grand physical principle and manifestations of one single entity: microscopically tiny vibrating loops of energy. This text relates the scientific story and the human struggle behind this theory. «