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...anecdote stands in stark contrast to the dauntingly arcane summary for his fall course, Physics 287a "Introduction to String Theory...
...string theory you only have one thing; that's the string. [When it] rotates and vibrates in different ways, it can take on the guise of an electron or a quark or a photon," he says. "Everything, in principle, can come out of the string...
Right now string theory is a leading candidate for a complete theory of nature, one that reconciles quantum mechanics and gravity, which have sets of laws that currently appear incompatible...
Ebbers took charge of the faltering business two years later. Then, as now, he saw acquisitions as the fast-track growth alternative to banging away against the giants for one account at a time. His strategy was to string together local carriers that sold long distance to business users, cutting overhead and paying for the acquisitions with his company's stock. His plan worked so well that anyone who invested $100 in WorldCom stock when the company went public in 1989 would today have a holding worth more than $3,000--by far the best showing in the telecom industry...
...this point, the character of the movie changes noticeably. During one of Pitt's moments of apparent familial soul-searching, composer John Williams first unveils a full-bodied rendition of the theme he has been hinting at throughout the film. It is a brooding, melancholy, expressive and lilting string refrain, fully capable of supporting the sudden emotional charge which enters the movie...