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Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Mathematical Sciences through the Exploration of Superstring Theory. Dr. Witten has made significant contributions to theoretical physics for more than 30 years as a leader in the dramatic evolution of superstring theory.
Born August 26, 1951, in Baltimore, MD; son of Louis W. Witten (a physicist); married Chiara Nappi (a physicist); children: Daniela, Ilana, Rafael. Education: Brandeis University, history degree, 1971; Princeton University, masters degree (physics), 1974, Ph.D. (physics), 1976.
Dec 23, 2014 · Interview with Dr. Edward Witten, the 2014 Kyoto Prize laureate in Basic Sciences.
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Jul 12, 2023 · Edward Witten, an extraordinarily creative and dedicated scientist, has had a profound impact on the development of theoretical physics and mathematics for the past 30 years. He is far and away the most cited and influential contemporary theoretical physicist.
Interview with Edward Witten, Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study. Witten discusses his current interests in quantum information theory in gravity, and he recounts his childhood in Baltimore and the influence of his father Louis Witten, who is a physicist.
This is a slightly edited version of an interview with Edward Witten that appeared in the December 2014 issue of Kavli IPMU News , the news publication of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU).
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A mathematical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, Witten has been awarded everything from a MacArthur "genius grant" to the Fields Medal, the highest honor...
