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arxiv: 0708.1917 · v3 · submitted 2007-08-14 · ✦ hep-th · hep-ph

The Early Years of String Theory: A Personal Perspective

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This article surveys some of the highlights in the development of string theory through the first superstring revolution in 1984. The emphasis is on topics in which the author was involved, especially the observation that critical string theories provide consistent quantum theories of gravity and the proposal to use string theory to construct a unified theory of all fundamental particles and forces.

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