 Harvard's Andrew
Strominger: Closely Tied to String theory
When superstring theory arrived in physics in 1984 as a
potential theory of the universe, it was considered by mainstream physicists as little
better than religion in terms of constituting a viable, testable theory. In string theory,
the fundamental particles were string-like, rather than point particles; the universe had
10 or 11 dimensions, rather than four; and the theory itself existed at an energy so far
from earthly energies that it took a leap of enormous faith to imagine the day when an
experiment could ever test it. Quite simply, string theory seemed an excessively esoteric
pursuit, which it still is. But the last five years have seen the theory undergo a series
of major breakthroughs–theoretical ones, at least–while simultaneously... |
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Medicine's Most Cited, 1981-98
Having surveyed high-impact research in the
physical and biomedical sciences within the last year, Science Watch now turns its
attention to clinical medicine. Listed are the 20 researchers who, as of June 1998,
attracted the highest number of citations to their papers published in ISI-indexed
journals of...
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