A Brief History of String Theory From Dual Models to M-Theory

“Certainly any historian wishing to deal with this
subject matter in the future will take this pioneering work as a starting
point. Indeed, the book offers a multitude of such starting points, offering a
question worthy of a dissertation on almost every page. … an indispensable
compendium for anybody interested in tackling this difficult and important
subject.” (Alexander Blum, ISIS, Vol. 106 (4), December, 2015)“This is a good textbook tracing the origin of string theory in physical scientific studies. … This book will be of great value to physicists at all levels of training, including graduate students and postdocs. It is a milestone in historical research.” (Joseph J. It appears to be most useful to scientists educated in related fields, and I would even say that it should be a mandatory read for young colleagues entering research in string theory.” (Wolfgang Lerche, CERN Courier, September, 2014)“Amazing book! First book that covers the history of the String Theory. It is one of the best book published this year. I’m strongly of the opinion that if you want to really understand a subject, you need to understand its history, so anyone who wants to really master string theory would do well to spend some time with this book.”(Not Even Wrong, math.columbia.edu/~woit, March, 2014)