John Archibald Wheeler

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gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Albert_Einstein_Award
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award
gptkb:Franklin_Medal
gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-07-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jacksonville,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alison_Wheeler
gptkb:James_English_Wheeler
gptkbp:deathDate 2008-04-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hightstown,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Gregory_Breit
gptkb:Karl_Herzfeld
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Arthur_Wightman
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gptkb:Hugh_Everett_III
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gptkbp:employer gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:field gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:theoretical_physics
nuclear physics
quantum mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Archibald Wheeler
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gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Wheeler–DeWitt_equation
gptkb:delayed_choice_experiment
coining the term 'black hole'
participation in Manhattan Project
work on nuclear fission
work on quantum foam
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
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