Poem: ‘String Theory’

Science in meter and verse

By Richard A. Jones on May 1, 2021

Edited by Dava Sobel

Poem about string theory. — Credit: KOTO_FEJA *Getty Images* (*lines*); LINEARCURVES *Getty Images* (*music*)

This article was originally published with the title "String Theory" in Scientific American 324, 5, 22 (May 2021)

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0521-22

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Richard A. Jones, a philosopher and former professor at Howard University, has published poetry for 60 years. His latest volume is Footnotes for a New Universe (Atmosphere Press, 2021). Credit: Nick Higgins

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