2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/220107We briefly cover the early history of supersymmetry, describe the relation of SUSY quantum field theories to superstring theories and explain why they are considered a likely tool to describe the phenomenology of high energy particle theory beyond the Standard Model.18 pages. To be published in ``Supersymmetry on the Eve of the LHC'', a special volume of the European Physical Journal C (EPJC) dedicated to the memory of Julius WessHigh Energy Physics - TheoryHistory and Philosophy of Physicstext