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Edward Witten

1951 – present · string theory, quantum field theory, mathematical physics
American theoretical physicist, one of the leading experts in string theory and quantum field theory. Made fundamental contributions to the unification of various string theories within M-theory, as well as to topological quantum field theory. The only physicist to have been awarded the Fields Medal.

Biography

Studied history and economics, then switched to physics and received his PhD from Princeton. Became a professor at Princeton, and since 1987 has worked at the Institute for Advanced Study. Winner of the Fields Medal (1990), the Gruber Prize, the U.S. National Medal of Science and many other awards.

Key discoveries

💡 Witten is the son of theoretical physicist Louis Witten; his father joked that he was the most famous Witten until Edward won the Fields Medal.
"He called string theory a part of 21st-century physics that fell by chance into the 20th century."
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AdS/CFT correspondenceWitten's positive energy theorem
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Robert HookeJacob BekensteinKarl SchwarzschildJoseph WeberEmilio Gino SegrèPaul DiracPeter HiggsRichard Feynman

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