![]() Interestingly enough, the few students that I've encountered who told me that they want to go into String Theory have never heard or were not aware of Woit's book. The books sparked a sensation both in the string-theory communityĪnd in the wider media, which until then had heard only glowing reports Together, the two books put the theory and its practitioners under aĬritical spotlight and took string theory’s supposed inadequacies to Not Even Wrong coincided with the publication of another book – The Trouble with Physics – that had a similar theme and tone, penned by Woit’s friend and renowned physicist Lee Smolin. ![]() Physics World has a provocative article and podcast to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Peter Woit's devastating criticism of String Theory in his book "Not Even Wrong".
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