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There are three careers in modern physics of which I am envious. The other two are Yang and Dirac. In math: Singer, Witten, Attiyah, Bott...

5:05 AM · Sep 20, 2009

And what about Jim Simons? Other than Chern Simons he did amazing stuff. Wu-Yang ...and that holonomy theorem of Berger was first rate.

5:18 AM · Sep 20, 2009

Anyone else appreciate that Jim Simons redoing Berger's list of holonomy groups to prove intrinsic sphere transitivity? An artist's theorem.

5:23 AM · Sep 20, 2009

Someone else I admire: Dan Freed at Austin. Dan never gets all the credit he deserves. Every paper nails some loose end for the community.

5:29 AM · Sep 20, 2009

In Econ. Krugman is the master chef who can start with deadly pufferfish and dependably prepare elegant fugu thats safe to eat.

5:51 AM · Sep 20, 2009

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