An examination of the cultural influence of string theory in scientific and popular discourse

Examines the cultural currency of string theory, both as part of scientific discourse and beyond it. Miler demonstrates that the imaginative component of string theory is both integral and indispensable to it as a scientific discourse. While mathematical arguments provide precise prompts for physical intervention in the world, the imaginary that supplements mathematical argument within string theory technical discourse allows theorists to imagine themselves interacting with the cosmos as an abstract space.