ED WITTEN

Most people don't know anything about living scientists by name. But, you should know Ed Witten. He
is a great scientist of Physics.
He is a real genius. He works at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Einstein had the same
position there.
He has devoted his life to two enourmous theories: Einstein's theory of general relativity and quantum
mechanics. It's a theory which explains how the Earth works at an atomic level.
After investigating all his works we can easily see that Witten is the superstar of the theory. Most people
call him as the Physics' sharpest mind since Einstein.

Answer the questions

Success Storıes
1. Is Ed Witten a living scientist?
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2. Why should a person know Ed Witten?
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3. Where does he work?
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4. Who had the same position there before?
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5. What are the theories which he is interested in?
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6. What is quantum mechanics?
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7. How can we see that he is the superstar?
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8. How do the people call him?
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Answers:

1. Yes, he is
2. Because he is a great scientist of Physics.
3. He works at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
4. Einstein had the same position there.
5. They are Einstein's theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.
6. It's a theory which explains how the Earth works at an atomic level.
7. After investigating all his works we can see that he is the superstar.
8. They call him as the Physics' sharpest mind since Einstein.