Even though it is, properly speaking, a postprediction, in the sense that the experiment was made before the theory, the fact that gravity is a consequence of string theory, to me, is one of the greatest theoretical insights ever.


as quoted by John Horgan, The End of Science: Facing the Limits of Knowledge in the Twilight of the Scientific Age (1996)

Edward Witten Quotes

Even though it is, properly speaking, a postprediction, in the sense that the experiment was made before the theory, the fact that gravity is a...

Even though it is, properly speaking, a postprediction, in the sense that the experiment was made before the theory, the fact that gravity is a...

Even though it is, properly speaking, a postprediction, in the sense that the experiment was made before the theory, the fact that gravity is a...

Even though it is, properly speaking, a postprediction, in the sense that the experiment was made before the theory, the fact that gravity is a...