Superstring Theory: The Excitement

        With the change in physics we are witnessing the better understanding of space, time and origin of the universe. The atoms were earlier considered to be the fundamental particles of the universe but with this theory in place, strings were placed as the fundamental particles of the universe. The birth of string theory has revolutionized the world of physics. Some people claim it to be the final theory - Theory of Everything (TOE). It is interesting to know that the whole of  information about the universe which has been collected over thousands of years can now be derived from this single theory as expected by the supporting physicists. German physicists have compiled the whole of physics in an encyclopedia. This new theory has been compared to the transition of man from real to complex numbers in mathematics. The theory with its elegant mathematics and beauty provides answer to many of the baffling questions which were not answered by the previous theories such as the existence of diversity of substances and billions of combinations. Only time will prove its accuracy, but for now we have a new theory with promising features.