|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
gptkb:physicist
|
|
gptkbp:affiliation
|
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
|
|
gptkbp:almaMater
|
gptkb:Princeton_University
|
|
gptkbp:awards
|
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Oppenheimer_Prize
|
|
gptkbp:birthDate
|
1911-07-09
|
|
gptkbp:children
|
gptkb:George_Wheeler
gptkb:William_Wheeler
Catherine_Wheeler
|
|
gptkbp:contribution
|
cosmology
gravitational waves
nuclear fission
general relativity
quantum_mechanics
|
|
gptkbp:deathDate
|
2008-04-13
|
|
gptkbp:famousFor
|
gptkb:Wheeler's_quantum_foam
gptkb:Wheeler's_delayed-choice_experiment
gptkb:Wheeler's_geons
Wheeler's_law_of_gravitation
Wheeler-DeWitt_equation
|
|
gptkbp:field
|
theoretical physics
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
John Archibald Wheeler
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
gptkb:Andrew_Strominger
gptkb:Leonard_Susskind
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Edward_Witten
gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkb:John_Preskill
|
|
gptkbp:influencedBy
|
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
|
|
gptkbp:knownFor
|
the term 'black hole'.
concept of black holes
the principle of 'it from bit'.
|
|
gptkbp:notableFeature
|
gptkb:Kip_Thorne
gptkb:Brian_Greene
gptkb:David_Deutsch
|
|
gptkbp:notableWork
|
Spacetime and Geometry
Quantum_Theory_and_Measurement
Geons,_Black_Holes,_and_Quantum_Foam
A_Journey_into_Gravity_and_Spacetime
The_World_as_a_Hologram
|
|
gptkbp:placeOfBirth
|
gptkb:Jackson,_Michigan
|
|
gptkbp:placeOfDeath
|
gptkb:New_Jersey
|
|
gptkbp:spouse
|
gptkb:Janet_E._Wheeler
|