Comment The era is new---the idea is not. (Score 1) 116
To the contrary: Einstein himself finished his career at the IAS admitting his failure in finding, and incorrectly searching for, a UFT. Perhaps the best things to come out of his work were non-plausible paths to avoid. The current ideas of a UFT are far removed from Einstein's work. [Ref: Subtle is the Lord: The Science and Life of Albert Einstein by A. Pais]