Edward Witten reflects on the meaning of dualities in physics and math, emergent space-time, and the pursuit of a complete description of nature.

Princeton, N.J. — Edward Witten, who may be the smartest man in the world, seems slightly puzzled by the question put to him: How, his interrogator wants to know, would he describe a typical … ...

Viewpoints on String Theory Edward Witten The Elegant Universe homepage Many physicists consider Ed Witten to be Einstein's true successor.

A new paper by physicist Edward Witten proposes hunting Planet 9 using a fleet of laser-launched probes like Breakthrough Starshots'.

Physicist Edward Witten predicts that we won't be able to crack the mysteries of consciousness, that why we are conscious will remain forever out of out grasp.

But where Einstein failed, physicists may finally be on the verge of success, largely thanks to Edward Witten, generally considered the greatest theoretical physicist in the world.

Ask Dr. Edward Witten of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey what he does all day, and it's difficult to get a straight answer. "There isn't a clear task," Witten told CNN.

Brian Greene shows how Edward Witten of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, aided by others, revolutionized string theory by successfully uniting the five different versions into a single ...

Physicist Edward Witten speaks to Jim Al-Khalili about his work on M-Theory, a leading contender for 'the theory of everything'. Show more The Life Scientific returns with a special episode from ...

The American physicist Edward Witten will be awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics 2023. He is being recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to a unified mathematical ...