String Theory and its meaning for physics and cosmology

Larry Klaes (lklaes@bbn.com)
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:36:35 -0500

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/science/19991116/t000104284.html

To quote in part:

"The history of physics," says Harvard physicist Andrew Strominger,
"is the history of giving up cherished ideas."

Concurs physicist Nathan Seiberg, of Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton:

"I am almost certain that space and time are illusions. These are
primitive notions that will be replaced by something more sophisticated."