The Birth of String Theory

Part I. Overview:
1. Introduction and synopsis
2. Rise and fall of the hadronic string G. Veneziano
3. Gravity, unification, and the superstring J. H. Schwarz
4. Early string theory as a challenging case study for philosophers E. Castellani

Part II. The Prehistory: The Analytic S-Matrix:
5. Introduction to Part II
6. Particle theory in the sixties: from current algebra to the Veneziano amplitude M. Ademollo
7. The path to the Veneziano model H. R. Rubinstein
8. Two-component duality and strings P. G. O. Freund
9. Note on the prehistory of string theory M. Gell-Mann

Part III. The Dual Resonance Model:
10. Introduction to Part III
11. From the S-matrix to string theory P. Di Vecchia
12. Reminiscence on the birth of string theory J. A. Shapiro
13. Personal recollections D. Amati
14. Early string theory at Fermilab and Rutgers L. Clavelli
15. Dual amplitudes in higher dimensions: a personal view C. Lovelace
16. Personal recollections on dual models R. Musto
17. Remembering the \'supergroup\' collaboration F. Nicodemi
18. The \'3-Reggeon vertex\' S. Sciuto

Part IV. The String:
19. Introduction to Part IV
20. From dual models to relativistic strings P. Goddard
21. The first string theory: personal recollections L. Susskind
22. The string picture of the Veneziano model H. B. Nielsen
23. From the S-matrix to string theory Y. Nambu
24. The analogue model for string amplitudes D. B. Fairlie
25. Factorization in dual models and functional integration in string theory S. Mandelstam
26. The hadronic origins of string theory R. C. Brower

Part V. Beyond the Bosonic String:
27. Introduction to Part V
28. From dual fermion to superstring D. I. Olive
29. Dual models with fermions: memoirs of an early string theorist P. Ramond
30. Personal recollections A. Neveu
31. Aspects of fermionic dual models E. Corrigan
32. The dual quark models K. Bardakci and M. B. Halpern
33. Remembering the dawn of relativistic strings J.-L. Gervais
34. Early string theory in Cambridge: personal recollections C. Montonen

Part VI. The Superstring:
35. Introduction to Part VI
36. Supersymmetry in string theory F. Gliozzi
37. Gravity from strings: personal reminiscences of early developments T. Yoneya
38. From the Nambu–Goto to the σ-model action L. Brink
39. Locally supersymmetric action for superstring P. Di Vecchia
40. Personal recollections E. Cremmer
41. The scientific contributions of Joël Scherk J. H. Schwarz

Part VII. Preparing the String Renaissance:
42. Introduction to Part VII
43. From strings to superstrings: a personal perspective M. B. Green
44. Quarks, strings and beyond A. M. Polyakov
45. The rise of the superstring theory A. Cappelli and F. Colomo