Abstract
These are exciting days in the field of physics. Superconductors are in the news with the promise of new energy-efficient technology. The Southern hemisphere supernova has given astronomers their best look at a star explosion since 1694. One also hears about supercomputers, superstrings of space material, and the superconducting supercollider (SSC). Is the prefix "super" being overused these days? Perhaps, but it accurately describes recent breakthroughs in understanding the basics of matter and energy. Questions which Einstein struggled with for the last 30 years of his life are said to be finally near solution. This article addresses just one area of current interest--the search for a Grand Unified Theory of matter.