UNUNIFIED THEORY; Expert quest to prove strings bind universe.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY) From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: March 8, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Washington Times LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Jen Waters, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The universe just might be hanging together by strings. Many scientists think that string theory, a unified theory of the universe, could unite quantum mechanics and general relativity.

Albert Einstein worked for many years to find such a theory but came up empty-handed, says Brian Greene, professor of physics and professor of mathematics at Columbia University in New York City. He holds a doctorate in physics.

"He articulated that it would be a single framework that could talk about things that are small, things that are big ...

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