1979年諾貝爾獎得主、美國物理學家谢尔登·格拉肖(Sheldon Lee Glashow)是超弦理论的怀疑者,因为其不能提供实验可检验的预言。他曾经试图阻止超弦理论家进入哈佛大學物理系,但是哈佛大學还是接受了超弦理论,于是他选择了离开。[1] 在約十分钟《弦论这件事》(《优雅的宇宙》第二部分)的采访中,他认为超弦是一门与物理没有关系的学科,并且说:“...你可以把它称为肿瘤...”[2]。
^"there ain't no experiment that could be done nor is there any observation that could be made that would say, `You guys are wrong.' The theory is safe, permanently safe." He also said, "Is this a theory of Physics or Philosophy? I ask you" NOVA interview (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆))
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Kaku, Michio. Introduction to Superstring and M-Theory 2nd edition. New York, USA: Springer-Verlag. 1999. 引文格式1维护:冗余文本 (link)