Gell-Mann, Murray
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Murray Gell-Mann has helped investigators to produce a consolidated quantum field theory. The theory of quantum chromodynamics is largely a result of Gell-Mann's insights. He has obtained various honorary doctorates and awards such as the Franklin Medal of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1998
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Witten, Edward
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Baltimore, MD-born Edward Witten is a gravitational physicist and a professor emeritus at the University of Cincinnati. He contributed to the understanding of quantum theory and also conducted a study that explained the topological anomalies occurring in radioactive decay.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1997
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