John Archibald Wheeler

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American human physicist theoretical physicist university teacher

John Archibald Wheeler was a prominent American theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum mechanics, general relativity, and nuclear physics, and for coining influential terms such as "black hole."

Aliases (2)

John A. Wheeler ×4
John Wheeler ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → human → physicist → theoretical physicist → university teacher →
academicAdvisor	Karl Herzfeld →
awardReceived	Albert Einstein Medal → Enrico Fermi Award → Franklin Medal → Wolf Prize in Physics →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1911-07-09 →
dateOfDeath	2008-04-13 →
doctoralAdvisor	Karl Herzfeld →
educatedAt	Johns Hopkins University → Princeton University →
employer	Institute for Advanced Study → Princeton University → University of Texas at Austin →
familyName	Wheeler →
fieldOfWork	general relativity → nuclear physics → quantum mechanics → theoretical physics →
fullName	John Archibald Wheeler →
givenName	John →
hasSibling	Joseph Wheeler → Mary Wheeler →
knownFor	Wheeler–DeWitt equation → coining the term "black hole" → concept of "it from bit" → delayed-choice experiment → geometrodynamics → participation in the Manhattan Project → popularizing the term "wormhole" in physics → work on quantum gravity →
memberOf	National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America →
militaryProject	Manhattan Project →
notableIdea	participatory anthropic principle →
notableWork	Gravitation (with Charles Misner and Kip Thorne) → Spacetime Physics (with Edwin Taylor) →
placeOfBirth	Jacksonville, Florida, United States →
placeOfDeath	Hightstown, New Jersey, United States →
religion	Protestantism →
spouse	Janette Hegner Wheeler →
student	Charles Misner → Hugh Everett III → Jacob Bekenstein → John R. Klauder → Kip Thorne → Richard Feynman →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frank Tipler → Jacob Bekenstein → Kip Thorne → Richard Feynman → Terrence Sejnowski ("John A. Wheeler") →	doctoralAdvisor
Albert Einstein Medal → Max Planck Medal → Oersted Medal →	hasRecipient
Kip Thorne → Terrence Sejnowski ("John A. Wheeler") →	influencedBy
Howard P. Robertson → Joseph Sweetman Ames →	notableStudent
Met Lab ("John A. Wheeler") →	employed
John Archibald Wheeler →	fullName
Niels Bohr →	influenced
Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory ("John A. Wheeler") →	keyPerson
Franklin Medal ("John Wheeler") →	notableRecipient