▁The ories , ▁an ▁article ▁repr int ed ▁from ▁Dream s ▁of ▁a ▁Final ▁Theory ▁by ▁Steven ▁Wein berg ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁which ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁beauty ▁in ▁physical ▁theories . ▁The ▁Cris is ▁of ▁Big ▁Science , ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books . ▁Wein berg ▁places ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁Super con duct ing ▁Super ▁Coll ider ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁a ▁bigger ▁national ▁and ▁global ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁crisis , ▁including ▁a ▁general ▁crisis ▁in ▁fund ing ▁for ▁science ▁research ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁ade qu ate ▁education , ▁health care , ▁transport ation ▁and ▁communication ▁infrastr ucture , ▁and ▁criminal ▁justice ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ax ion ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁including ▁the ▁Nobel ▁L ect ure , ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Con cept ual ▁Found ations ▁of ▁the ▁Un ified ▁Theory ▁of ▁We ak ▁and ▁Elect romagnet ic ▁Inter actions ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : N ob el ▁la ure ates ▁in ▁Physics ▁Category : American ▁Nobel ▁la ure ates ▁Category : J ew ish ▁Nobel ▁la ure ates ▁Category : American ▁at he ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁phys ic ists ▁Category : American ▁at he ism ▁activ ists ▁Category : The ▁Bron x ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Science ▁al