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On July 9, 1911, the famous American physicist John Archibald Wheeler was born
On 114 years ago today, July 9, 1911 (June 14, 1911 in the lunar calendar), the famous American physicist John Archibald Wheeler was born. John Archibald Wheeler was a famous American physicist, physics thinker and physics educator. Born on July 9, 1911 in Florida, USA, Wheeler was a member of the American Academy of Natural Sciences and the Academy of Arts and Sciences before his death, and was the chairman of the American Physical Society. Wheeler studied at Baltimore City College and Johns Hopkins University in his early years. He received his doctorate in 1933. He later engaged in nuclear physics research under the guidance of Denny Bohr, a famous physicist at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He then taught at Princeton University and the University of Texas. He participated in the "Manhattan" Project in the United States. In 1937, Wheeler proposed the concept of a scattering matrix for particle interactions. In 1939, he proposed the theory of the droplet model that emphasized atomic nuclear fission, together with Denny Bohr and Frankel of the former Soviet Union. In the 1950s or earlier, when general relativity was largely a branch of mathematics, its introduction to physics was largely due to Wheeler. In 1957, he and Misner began to develop "geometric dynamics", explaining universal gravity, electromagnetic fields, mass, and electric charges as the properties of curved empty space, in an attempt to completely geometize physics. Won the "Einstein Prize" in 1965. Wheeler used the term "black hole" at a conference in New York in 1969 and has since spread around the world. On December 2, 1968, then-U.S. President Lyndon Johnson awarded Wheeler the "Atomic Energy Commission Enlik Fermi" Award, and in 1982 he was awarded the "Bohr International Gold Medal". In 1983, he proposed the idea of participating in the universe. Received the Matteucci Medal in 1993. On April 13, 2008, he died at his home in New Jersey due to pneumonia at the age of 96. In order to explain the phenomenon that occurs when massive supergiants collapse in the universe, Wheeler coined the rather concise, appropriate, and general term "black hole". In addition, Wheeler also achieved creative results in the field of nuclear fission research, selecting uranium-235 as the raw material for making atomic bombs, and was the first American to engage in theoretical research on atomic bombs. He was engaged in the development of hydrogen bombs and made considerable achievements in unified field research. Wheeler made great achievements in quantum theory and relativity. He also coined terms such as "wormhole" and "quantum bubble" and became important terms in physics. In addition to swimming, Wheeler also likes to work in the woods. Even in his spare time, he thinks about physics problems. In his nineties, Wheeler, who lived in New Jersey, still insisted on taking the bus to Princeton twice a week and liked to mingle with young people. He said he gained new information from his interactions with young people. Comments: Coined terms such as "black hole","wormhole" and "quantum bubble" and became important terms in physics.


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