Edward Witten

賞

1. 1990

   フィールズ賞

   数学

   Time and again he has surprised the mathematical community by a brilliant application of physical insight leading to new and deep mathematical theorems.

2. 2008

   クラフォード賞 — 数学

   数学

   for their important contributions to mathematics inspired by modern theoretical physics

3. 2012

   ブレークスルー賞 — 基礎物理学

   物理学

   For applications of topology to physics, non-perturbative duality symmetries, models of particle physics derived from string theory, dark matter detection, and the twistor-string approach to particle scattering amplitudes, as well as numerous applications of quantum field theory to mathematics.

4. 2014

   京都賞 — 基礎科学

   数学

   Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Mathematical Sciences through the Exploration of Superstring Theory