Isaac Newton Medal
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The Isaac Newton Medal and Prize is a gold medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics accompanied by a prize of £1,000. The award is given to a physicist, regardless of subject area, backgroun
A replica of a second reflecting telescope Newton presented to the Royal Society in 1672 (the first one he made in 1668 was loaned to an instrument maker but there is no further record of what happened to it).
Edward Witten
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Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to string theory, topological quantum field theory, general relativity and various areas of mathematics. He is a professo
Isaac Newton Medal
…then-standard cosmology, and his calculation, with others, of the spectrum of density fluctuations that gave rise to structure in the universe" 2010 Edward Witten "his many profound contributions that have transformed areas of particle theory, quantum field theory and general relativity" 2011 Leo Kadanoff "inventing…
Witten in 2008
Edward Witten (left) with mathematician Shigefumi Mori, probably at the ICM in 1990, where they received the Fields Medal
Edward Witten (center) with David Gross and Stephen Hawking at Strings 2001 at TIFR in Mumbai, India