Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Edward Witten Biography and Timeline

Follow Edward Witten through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.

Edward Witten, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1951–1998Years on this page

1951

Birth of Edward Witten

Science / Astronomy

Birth of Edward Witten

1998

AdS Black Hole Phase Transition

Physicist · Science / Physics

Relates thermal phase transitions in anti-de Sitter black holes to confinement transitions in the dual gauge theory.

Records, sources and methodology

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