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<p>Create quantum physics biography page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox scientist<br /> | name = John Archibald Wheeler<br /> | image = John_Archibald_Wheeler.jpg<br /> | caption = Wheeler lecturing<br /> | birth_date = 9 July 1911<br /> | birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.<br /> | death_date = 13 April 2008<br /> | death_place = Hightstown, New Jersey, U.S.<br /> | fields = Theoretical physics<br /> | workplaces = Princeton University; University of Texas at Austin<br /> | alma_mater = Johns Hopkins University<br /> | doctoral_advisor = Karl Herzfeld<br /> | known_for = Black holes; geometrodynamics; quantum gravity; Wheeler-DeWitt equation; delayed-choice thought experiment<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;John Archibald Wheeler&#039;&#039;&#039; (9 July 1911 - 13 April 2008) was an American theoretical physicist whose work connected nuclear physics, general relativity, quantum foundations, and quantum gravity. He helped popularize the term &quot;black hole&quot; and supervised or influenced major figures in twentieth-century physics, including [[Biography:Richard Feynman|Richard Feynman]] and [[Biography:Hugh Everett III|Hugh Everett III]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.ias.edu/scholars/wheeler |title=John Archibald Wheeler |publisher=Institute for Advanced Study |access-date=20 May 2026}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Wheeler worked on nuclear fission, scattering theory, relativity, geometrodynamics, and the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics. His delayed-choice thought experiments became important in discussions of measurement, observation, and the meaning of quantum events.<br /> <br /> == Quantum gravity and foundations ==<br /> Wheeler&#039;s name is attached to the Wheeler-DeWitt equation, a central formal expression in canonical quantum gravity. It attempts to describe a quantum state of geometry and matter without relying on an external time parameter, linking [[Physics:Quantum curved spacetime|curved spacetime]] with [[Physics:Quantum quantum gravity|quantum gravity]].<br /> <br /> His influence also appears in quantum information and interpretation. Wheeler&#039;s phrase &quot;it from bit&quot; captured his interest in the relationship between physical reality, information, and observation.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Physics:Quantum quantum gravity]]<br /> * [[Physics:Quantum curved spacetime]]<br /> * [[Physics:Quantum Measurement problem]]<br /> * [[Biography:Richard Feynman]]<br /> * [[Biography:Hugh Everett III]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist|3}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeler, John Archibald}}<br /> [[Category:Quantum physicists]]<br /> [[Category:Theoretical physicists]]<br /> <br /> {{Sourceattribution|Biography:John Archibald Wheeler|1}}</div>

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