U.S. physicist wins Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences

KYOTO, Japan - Edward Witten (C), a theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in New Jersey, attends the award ceremony for the Kyoto Prize in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. The American physicist won this year's prize in Basic Sciences for his contributions to the development of mathematical sciences through the exploration of superstring theory

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