John Wheeler
- Born: July 9, 1911 (Jacksonville, Florida)
- Died: April 13, 2008 (Hightstown, New Jersey)
Education
- 1926–1933: Johns Hopkins University
- 1933: PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1933–1934: New York University, NRC Fellow
- 1934–1935: Institute of Theoretical Physics, Copenhagen, NRC Fellow
- 1935–1937: University of North Carolina, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1937–1938: University of North Carolina, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1938–1945: Princeton University, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1945–1947: Princeton University, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1947–1966: Princeton University, Professor of Physics
- 1966–1976: Princeton University, Joseph Henry Professor of Physics
- 1976–1979: University of Texas, Austin, Professor of Physics
- 1979–1986: University of Texas, Austin, Ashbel Smith Professor
- 1981–1986: University of Texas, Austin, Roland Blumberg Professor of Physics
- 1986–2008: University of Texas, Austin, Professor Emeritus of Physics
Other Positions
- 1942–1943: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Researcher
- 1943–1944: Manhattan Project, E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Physicist
- 1944–1945: Manhattan Project, Hanford Engineering Works, Physicist
- 1949–1950: University of Paris, Guggenheim Fellow
- 1951–1953: Princeton University, Director, Project Matterhorn
- 1956–1956: University of Leiden, Lorentz Professor
- 1962–1962: Kyoto University, Fulbright Professor
- 1964–1964: Cambridge University, Visiting Felow, Clare College
- 1966–1966: American Physical Society, President
- 1975–1975: University of Washington, Battelle Memorial Professor
- 1976–1986: University of Texas, Austin, Director, Center for Theoretical Physics
- 1983–1983: Columbia University, I. I. Rabi Visiting Professor
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1947–1947: United States Representative, Cosmic Ray Commission, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
- 1957–1967: Member, Advisory Committee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- 1959–1989: Member, Board of Trustees, Battelle Memorial Institute
- 1969–1976: Member, General Committee for Arms Control and Disarmament, United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1952: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1968: United States Atomic Energy Commission, Enrico Fermi Award
- 1970: National Medal of Science
- 1996: Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics
- 2003: American Physical Society, Einstein Prize
Archival Resources
American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Online Finding Aid
University of Texas at Austin, Center for American History, Archives of American Mathematics, Austin, Texas
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1967: Available Online
- 1993-5: Available Online
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
John Archibald Wheeler, with Kenneth Ford, Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics (New York: Norton, 1998)
Kenneth W. Ford, "John Wheeler's Work on Particles, Nuclei, and Weapons," Physics Today April (2009): 29-33.
Kip S. Thorne and Wojciech H. Zurek, "John Archibald Wheeler: A Few of His Contributions to Physics," Foundations of Physics 16 (1986): 79-89
Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, and Wojciech H. Zurek, "John Wheeler, Relativity, and Quantum Information," Physics Today 62 (2009): 40-46
Terry M. Christensen, "John Wheeler's Mentorship: An Enduing Legacy," Physics Today 62 (2009): 55-59
