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John Archibald Wheeler
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John Archibald Wheeler

Scientist · born July 19, 1911 · died 2008

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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 to explain the basic principles of nuclear fission.

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  1. ~36Became professor1947
  2. ~59Received the National Medal of Science1970
  3. ~77Received the Albert Einstein Medal1988
  4. ~85Received the Wolf Prize in Physics1996

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