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

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 … ...

(Edward Witten) Seven noted physicists—Jim Gates, Sheldon Glashow, David Gross, Joe Lykken, Amanda Peet, Stephen Weinberg, and Ed Witten—share their views on the meaning and nature of string ...

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

Edward Witten; Edward Witten. 2 minute read. Michael D. Lemonick. April 26, 2004 12:00 AM EDT. A lbert Einstein labored unsuccessfully for decades to create a theory that would merge relativity ...

Edward Witten, a highly-regarded physicist, is of the view that we won't be able to decipher consciousness, and that it will always remain a mystery to us.

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.

Edward Witten is Professor Emeritus at the Institute and the physicist behind M-Theory, a leading contender for what is commonly referred to as ‘the theory of everything’, ...

Edward Witten is professor emeritus at the institute and the physicist behind M-Theory, a leading contender for what is commonly referred to as ‘the theory of everything’, ...