Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam a Life in Physics
- List Price: $27.95
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
- Publish date: 08/01/1998
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The autobiography of one of the preeminent figures in twentieth-century physics.
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He studied with Niels Bohr, taught Richard Feynman, and boned up on relativity with his friend and colleague Albert Einstein. John Archibald Wheeler's fascinating life brings us face to face with the central characters and discoveries of modern physics. He was the first American to learn of the discovery of nuclear fission, later coined the term "black hole", led a renaissance in gravitation physics, and helped to build Princeton University into a mecca for physicists.
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