Nobel laureates for and against string theory?

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According to Michio Kaku, Nobel laureates have taken both sides towards string theory since some of them accept it and some of them reject it, as he says here (https://www.snowboundbooks.com/book/9780385542746):

“Kaku also explains the intense controversy swirling around this theory, with Nobel laureates taking opposite sides on this vital question"

Which Nobel Laureates in physics accept string theory or work in it (apart from David Gross)?
 
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Suekdccia said:
“Kaku also explains the intense controversy swirling around this theory, with Nobel laureates taking opposite sides on this vital question"
It is hard to consider a question "vital" if the truth has no known experimentally testable consequences.

How about we ignite a big-endian/little-endian controversy instead.
 
"String theory" is not well enough defined to be able to say whether one is for or against it. Are you for or against the theory of quantum gravity?
 

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