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John Archibald Wheeler, 1911-2008. Over a long, productive scientific life, he was known for his drive to address big, overarching questions in physics, subjects which he liked to say merged with philosophical questions about the origin of matter, information and the universe. He was a young contemporary of Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, was a ...
Wheeler made a number of important contributions to physics, especially particle physics. In 1937 he introduced what is now known as the S-Matrix, which is now an indispensable tool for the study of particle physics. He was also one of the proponents of nuclear fission alongside Enrico Fermi and Niels Bohr.
JOHN ARCHIBALD WHEELER. July 9, 1911–April 13, 2008. Elected to the NAS, 1952. John Archibald Wheeler was a theoretical physicist who worked on both down- to-earth projects and highly speculative ideas, and always emphasized the importance of experiment and observation, even when speculating wildly.
Princeton NJ — John Archibald Wheeler, a legend in physics who coined the term “black hole” and whose myriad scientific contributions figured in many of the research advances of the 20th century, has died. Wheeler, the Joseph Henry Professor of Physics Emeritus at Princeton, was 96.
Apr 30, 2008 · The fertile imagination of John Archibald Wheeler, who died on 13 April aged 96, roamed from the properties of atomic nuclei to the physics of nuclear explosions; from the quantum mechanics of ...
Apr 14, 2008 · Project Matterhorn. John Wheeler (1911-2008) was a leading theoretical physicist and Professor of Physics at Princeton from 1938-1976. Wheeler was central to the development of both the atomic and hydrogen bombs. After earning a doctoral degree in Physics from Johns Hopkins University, Wheeler worked closely with Niels Bohr at the University of ...
Jun 20, 2008 · John Archibald Wheeler, one of the great theoretical physicists of the 20th century, died on 13 April, aged 96. I was his student, and I owe much of my scientific personality, style, and accomplishments to him, as do more than 100 other physicists whom he personally mentored.
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