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In what area of research is the most creative work-----most likely to have longterm significance----currrently being done?
On PF the question surfaces from time to time----who's the greatest living physicist? Who's the most like Newton, but active today, or like Einstein etc.?
Wolfgang77 raised this issue just now, in Community/General Discussion forum, with some reference to "up and comers".
I think to get perspective you need to look at the fields of research first, before you look at personalities.
Unless a person creates an entirely new field of research all by himherself, then much of what decides on the longterm significance of a person's work is how critical the research area is to future developments. Is that too vague? I mean the area matters. So where is the most creative work being done now in theoretical physics, do you think?
cite some examples, with urls or links, if you want
On PF the question surfaces from time to time----who's the greatest living physicist? Who's the most like Newton, but active today, or like Einstein etc.?
Wolfgang77 raised this issue just now, in Community/General Discussion forum, with some reference to "up and comers".
I think to get perspective you need to look at the fields of research first, before you look at personalities.
Unless a person creates an entirely new field of research all by himherself, then much of what decides on the longterm significance of a person's work is how critical the research area is to future developments. Is that too vague? I mean the area matters. So where is the most creative work being done now in theoretical physics, do you think?
cite some examples, with urls or links, if you want