When Maldacena transformed his string-theory black hole into something resembling conventional particle physics, his colleagues reacted first with disbelief, then with delight, dancing and singing (in a spoof of the Macarena), "A'hhhh, Maldacena!"

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Name: Juan Maldacena
Age: 31
Why critics are taking note: Maldacena has forged a connection between string theory and the rest of physics
Juan Maldacena

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Rollovers: Adam Arkin by MICHAEL SEXTON/TIME, Sherry Cady by MICHAEL LEWIS/TIME
Fred Gage by DAVID STRICK/TIME, Juan Maldacena by THOMAS MICHAEL ALLEMAN/TIME
Adam Riess by JONATHAN SAUNDERS/TIME, Peter Schultz by MOJGAN AZIMI/TIME
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