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When a new theory is thought up, the theorists will usually supply some predictions, measurable by experimental physicists. String theory's predictions, however, are few and extremely difficult to test; although its inception was over forty years ago, string theory has yet to be experimentally tested. | When a new theory is thought up, the theorists will usually supply some predictions, measurable by experimental physicists. String theory's predictions, however, are few and extremely difficult to test; although its inception was over forty years ago, string theory has yet to be experimentally tested. | ||
| β | [[Randall]] is unimpressed with string theorists (for another instance of this, see the punchline to [[397: Unscientific]]). String theory has not provided any ''useful'' new knowledge to engineering science as quantum physics has, and lacks the imagination-stirring philosophical implications that the general population associates with other fields β for example, quantum scientists have proven predictions like {{w|quantum tunneling|tunneling}}, used by modern electronic devices, and relativity is relevant to modern systems like {{w|GPS}} navigation. String theory | + | [[Randall]] is unimpressed with string theorists (for another instance of this, see the punchline to [[397: Unscientific]]). String theory has not provided any ''useful'' new knowledge to engineering science as quantum physics has, and lacks the imagination-stirring philosophical implications that the general population associates with other fields β for example, quantum scientists have proven predictions like {{w|quantum tunneling|tunneling}}, used by modern electronic devices, and relativity is relevant to modern systems like {{w|GPS}} navigation. String theory hasn't reached that stage yet. |
In the title text, Randall points out that string theory is so technically difficult that, at essentially every level (except, presumably, the very top), this explanation is as good as it gets. | In the title text, Randall points out that string theory is so technically difficult that, at essentially every level (except, presumably, the very top), this explanation is as good as it gets. | ||
