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Eugene Wigner

Physics

Eugene Paul Wigner was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and mathematician. He introduced group theory into quantum mechanics and developed fundamental symmetry principles used to describe the behavior of atomic nuclei and elementary particles. He received the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles, sharing the award with Maria Goeppert Mayer and J. Hans D. Jensen.

Facts
Birth Year
1902 1
Death Date
1995-01-01 1
Death Year
1995 1
Death Place
Princeton, United States 1
Nationality
Hungary 1
Nationality
United States 1
Notable Work
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences 1
Notable Work
Wigner's theorem 1
Birthplace
Budapest, Hungary 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
Connections

Member Of

American Physical Society, Institutions
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National Academy of Sciences, Institutions
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Works In

Atomic Physics, Disciplines
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Nuclear Physics, Disciplines
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Physics, Disciplines
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Solid-State Physics, Disciplines
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In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, nationality there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, nationality there.
Sources
1. Eugene Wigner (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Hungary
    Q28
  • P20 (place of death): Princeton, United States
    Q138518
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P19 (place of birth): Budapest, Hungary
    Q1781
  • P800 (notable work): The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
    Q3349460
  • P800 (notable work): Wigner's theorem
    Q1135224
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Eugene Wigner (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Theoretical physics; Atomic physics; Nuclear physics; Solid-state physics
  • Works In: Solid-State Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Theoretical physics; Atomic physics; Nuclear physics; Solid-state physics
  • Works In: Nuclear Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Theoretical physics; Atomic physics; Nuclear physics; Solid-state physics
  • Works In: Atomic Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Theoretical physics; Atomic physics; Nuclear physics; Solid-state physics
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Categories
    Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Categories
    Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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