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John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist who worked on general relativity, nuclear fission, black holes, quantum foam, and more. He was a professor at Princeton University and the University of Texas at Austin, and coined several terms such as "wormhole" and "it from bit".
John Archibald Wheeler (born July 9, 1911, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.—died April 13, 2008, Hightstown, New Jersey) was a physicist, the first American involved in the theoretical development of the atomic bomb.
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A biography of the influential theoretical physicist who worked on atomic and hydrogen bombs, black holes, and quantum information. Learn about his life, achievements, mentorship, and legacy in physics.
Apr 14, 2008 · John A. Wheeler, a visionary physicist and teacher who helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and...
John Archibald Wheeler was a pioneer of 20th-century science, who worked with Einstein, Bohr and Feynman on atomic, hydrogen and general relativity. He coined the term "black hole" and explored the deep mysteries of matter, information and the universe.
Apr 30, 2008 · Theoretical physicist, inspired and inspiring teacher. The fertile imagination of John Archibald Wheeler, who died on 13 April aged 96, roamed from the properties of atomic nuclei to the physics...
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Apr 14, 2008 · John Wheeler (1911-2008) was a leading theoretical physicist and Professor of Physics at Princeton from 1938-1976. He worked on the Manhattan Project, the hydrogen bomb, and the coining of the term "black hole".
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