John Archibald Wheeler
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John Archibald Wheeler. (1911 – 2008). American theoretical physicist.
Noteworthy
- Worked with Niels Bohr to explain the basic principles of nuclear fission.
- Worked with Gregory Breit to explore positron-electron pair production, now known as the Breit–Wheeler process.
- Popularized the term "black hole".
- Coined the terms "quantum foam", "wormhole" and "it from bit".
- Hypothesized the "one-electron universe".
- Worked on the Manhattan Project.
