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John Archibald Wheeler (July 9, 1911 – April 13, 2008) was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II .
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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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...
A biography of John Wheeler, a prominent theoretical physicist who worked on atomic and hydrogen bombs, nuclear fission, black holes and quantum foam. Learn about his life, achievements, mentorship and legacy in physics.
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...
- P. James E. Peebles, William G. Unruh
- 2008
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.
Lived 1911 - 2008. General relativity was somewhat forgotten after the Second World War, but John Archibald Wheeler revived the interest of this scientific subject. He was one of the collaborators with none other than Elbert Einstein himself and he tried to achieve the vision of a unified field theory, which was proposed by Einstein.
