What is the Historical Development of String Theory?

[somy]

I just wanted to know about the history of the string theory development.
I mean the klein's (or someone else!) interpretation about the charge that resulted in assumption of higher order dimentions of space.
I just wanted to know the historical story of it.
Any link will be usefull.
Thanks a lot.
Somy

 

[primal schemer]

Hi,

Check out http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html

Its a program made based on the book 'The elegant universe'. The second half of the second program (there are three programs in total) and the third one give a quick run through how the theory evolved.

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[somy]

Thanks primal schemer,
But something more academic!