John Archibald Wheeler
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 16 years ago |
Date of birth | July 9,1911 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Jacksonville |
Florida | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 13,2008 |
Died | Hightstown |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Notable students | Richard Feynman |
Kip Thorne | |
Job | Physicist |
Astronomer | |
Educator | |
Education | Johns Hopkins University |
Baltimore City College | |
Movies/Shows | Princeton: A Search for Answers |
A Brief History of Time | |
Awards | Wolf Prize in Physics |
Franklin Medal | |
Albert Einstein Medal | |
Enrico Fermi Award | |
Albert Einstein Award | |
Oersted Medal | |
National Medal of Science for Physical Science | |
Matteucci Medal | |
Spouse | Janette Hegner |
Notable student | Richard Feynman |
Kip Thorne | |
Children | James English Wheeler |
Letitia Wheeler Ufford | |
Alison Wheeler Lahnston | |
Parents | Joseph L. Wheeler |
Mabel Archibald Wheeler | |
Academic advisor | Karl Herzfeld |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 453793 |
Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam
Gravitation and Inertia
A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime
At Home in the Universe
Exploring Black Holes
Mind in Nature
Right Here, Right Now: Seeing Your True Nature as Present Awareness
Magic Without Magic: John Archibald Wheeler: A Collection of Essays in Honor of His Sixtieth Birthday
Scouting Black Holes
6th Report
Home Affairs Committee Fourth Report: Report together with the proceedings of the Committee
Hills: The Catalogue: Incorporating the Hobbs Collection
Drug Trafficking and Related Serious Crime: Minutes of evidence and appendices
7th Report
Policing Football Hooliganism: Second Report
Fire Safety and Policing of the Channel Tunnel: First Report
Racial Attacks and Harassment
Swanland: Recollections of Village Life
Policing Football Hooliganism: Memoranda of Evidence
Gravitation
Spacetime Physics
Gravitation and Inertia
A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime
At Home in the Universe
Exploring Black Holes
Mind in Nature
Right Here, Right Now: Seeing Your True Nature as Present Awareness
Magic Without Magic: John Archibald Wheeler: A Collection of Essays in Honor of His Sixtieth Birthday
Scouting Black Holes
6th Report
Home Affairs Committee Fourth Report: Report together with the proceedings of the Committee
Hills: The Catalogue: Incorporating the Hobbs Collection
Drug Trafficking and Related Serious Crime: Minutes of evidence and appendices
7th Report
Policing Football Hooliganism: Second Report
Fire Safety and Policing of the Channel Tunnel: First Report
Racial Attacks and Harassment
Swanland: Recollections of Village Life
Policing Football Hooliganism: Memoranda of Evidence
Gravitation
Spacetime Physics
John Archibald Wheeler Life story
John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheeler also worked with Niels Bohr in explaining the basic principles behind nuclear fission.