Begins with the big bang and traces the evolution of matter and force strings as they form and become the building blocks of our evolving universe. Then the foc... » 

Begins with the big bang and traces the evolution of matter and force strings as they form and become the building blocks of our evolving universe. Then the focus shifts to the properties of stringsand how they fit into the current knowledge of particle physics. The book concludes with discussions of the quest for experimental proof of strings and a look into the sometimes surprising potential of superstring-M theory. «