“One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty.”
— Edward Witten
Author: Edward Witten
Category: beauty
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Even before string theory, especially as physics
“Even before string theory, especially as physics developed in the 20th century, it turned out that the equations that really work in describing nature with the most generality and the greatest simplicity are very elegant and subtle.”
— Edward Witten
Author: Edward Witten
Category: nature
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As for the forces, electromagnetism and gravity
“As for the forces, electromagnetism and gravity we experience in everyday life. But the weak and strong forces are beyond our ordinary experience. So in physics, lots of the basic building blocks take 20th- or perhaps 21st-century equipment to explore.”
— Edward Witten
Author: Edward Witten
Category: experience
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