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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.
John Archibald Wheeler, 1911-2008 He was a young contemporary of Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, was a driving force in the development of both the atomic and hydrogen bombs and, in later years, became the father of modern general relativity.
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 Wheeler was an eminent American theoretical physicist, perhaps best known for having initially coined the terms “ black hole ”, “ wormhole ” and several other colorful phrases. In the 1930s, he developed the important “S-matrix” in particle physics and worked with Niels Bohr to explain nuclear fission in terms of quantum physics.
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.
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...
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.
Jan 20, 2019 · 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.
