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Edward Witten

1951 - Today

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Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to string theory, topological quantum field theory, and various areas of mathematics. He is a professor emeritus in the school of natural sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Witten is a researcher in string theory, quantum gravity, supersymmetric quantum field theories, and other areas of mathematical physics. Witten's work has also significantly impacted pure mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Witten is the 385th most popular physicist (up from 396th in 2019), the 2,553rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,510th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Physicist. Learn more about Edward Witten's academic impact at Rankless.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Edward Witten ranks 385 out of 851. Before him are Friedrich Kohlrausch, Federico Faggin, Friedrich Paschen, August Kundt, Abram Ioffe, and Vladimir Fock. After him are George Johnstone Stoney, Qian Xuesen, Donna Strickland, Christopher Polhem, Manfred von Ardenne, and Léon Brillouin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Edward Witten ranks 114. Before him are Treat Williams, John Gray, Bao Xishun, Don Rosa, Joe Pantoliano, and Zdravko Čolić. After him are Gediminas Kirkilas, Jackie Jackson, Kim Peek, Beverly D'Angelo, Antonis Samaras, and Joachim Streich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Witten ranks 2,553 out of 20,380. Before him are Margaret Keane (1927), George Wallace (1919), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Robert E. Park (1864), Tina Aumont (1946), and Ornette Coleman (1930). After him are Rick Riordan (1964), Marvin Harris (1927), Mimi Rogers (1956), Edie Sedgwick (1943), George Gaylord Simpson (1902), and Lorraine Bracco (1954).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Edward Witten ranks 79. Before him are Robert B. Laughlin (1950), John G. Trump (1907), Theodore Lyman IV (1874), Frank Wilczek (1951), Nathan Rosen (1909), and Karl Guthe Jansky (1905). After him are Walter A. Shewhart (1891), Nick Holonyak (1928), Edwin Hall (1855), Philip Abelson (1913), Charles H. Bennett (1943), and Lyman Spitzer (1914).

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