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Eugene Paul Wigner (Hungarian: Wigner Jenő Pál, pronounced [ˈviɡnɛr ˈjɛnøː ˈpaːl]; November 17, 1902 – January 1, 1995) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who also contributed to mathematical physics.
Jan 1, 1995 · Eugene Paul Wigner, born in Budapest, Hungary, on November 17, 1902, naturalized a citizen of the United States on January 8, 1937, has been since 1938 Thomas D. Jones Professor of Mathematical Physics at Princeton University – he retired in 1971.
Eugene Wigner (born November 17, 1902, Budapest, Hungary, Austria-Hungary—died January 1, 1995, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.) was a Hungarian-born American physicist, joint winner, with J. Hans D. Jensen of West Germany and Maria Goeppert Mayer of the United States, of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1963. He received the prize for his many ...
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Jan 1, 1995 · Eugene Paul Wigner. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1963. Born: 17 November 1902, Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) Died: 1 January 1995, Princeton, NJ, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Jan 4, 1995 · Eugene P. Wigner, a physicist who made fundamental advances in nuclear physics and quantum theory and helped usher in the atomic age, died on Sunday at the Medical Center in Princeton, N.J.
Learn about the life and achievements of Eugene Wigner, a Hungarian-born theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1963 for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles. Discover how he applied group theory and symmetry principles to quantum mechanics and related fields.
Eugene Wigner (1902-1995) was a mathematical physicist who worked on nuclear energy and civil defense. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 for his research on quantum mechanics.
