Edward Witten
- Born: August, 1951
Education
- 1971: BA, Brandeis University
- 1974: MA, Princeton University
- 1976: PhD, Princeton University
Major Positions
- 1976–1977: Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellow
- 1977–1980: Harvard University, Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
- 1980–1987: Princeton University, Professor of Physics
- 1987–1997: Institute for Advanced Study, Professor, School of Natural Sciences
- 1997–present: Institute for Advanced Study, Charles Simonyi Professor
Other Positions
- 1999–2001: California Institute of Technology, Visiting Professor
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1992–present: Member, Board of Directors, Americans for Peace Now
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1982: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Fellowship
- 1984: American Physical Society, Fellow
- 1984: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 1988: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1990: International Union of Mathematicians, Fields Medal
- 1994: American Philosophical Society, Fellow
- 1998: American Physical Society, Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
- 2002: National Medal of Science
