Generally speaking, all the really great ideas of physics are really spin-offs of string theory... Some of them were discovered first, but I consider that a mere accident of the development on planet earth. On planet earth, they were discovered in this order [general relativity, quantum field theory, superstrings, and supersymmetry]... But I don't believe, if there are many civilizations in the universe, that those four ideas were discovered in that order in each civilization.


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

Generally speaking, all the really great ideas of physics are really spin-offs of string theory... Some of them were discovered first, but I consider ...

Generally speaking, all the really great ideas of physics are really spin-offs of string theory... Some of them were discovered first, but I consider ...

Generally speaking, all the really great ideas of physics are really spin-offs of string theory... Some of them were discovered first, but I consider ...

Generally speaking, all the really great ideas of physics are really spin-offs of string theory... Some of them were discovered first, but I consider ...