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Eugene Wigner

Eugene Paul Wigner (Hungarian: Wigner Jenő Pál, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced [ˈviɡnɛr ˈjɛnøː ˈpaːl]; November 17, 1902 – January 1, 1995) was a Hungarian-American theoretical…

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Known for
Bargmann–Wigner equations · Law of conservation of parity · Wigner D-matrix · Wigner–Eckart theorem · Wigner's friend
Awards
Medal for Merit (1946) · Franklin Medal (1950) · Enrico Fermi Award (1958) · Atoms for Peace Award (1959) · Max Planck Medal (1961)
Education
Budapest University of Technology and Economics Technische Universität Berlin
Born
Wigner Jenő Pál (1902-11-17)November 17, 1902 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Children
David Wigner, Martha Wigner
Citizenship
Hungary (by birth) · United States (naturalized 1937)

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related to External links · 54
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Known for · 29
Eugene Wigner → 6-j symbol, 9-j symbol, Bargmann–Wigner equations, Consciousness causes collapse, Gabor–Wigner transform, Jordan–Wigner transformation, Law of conservation of parity, Modified Wigner distribution function, Newton–Wigner localization, Relativistic Breit–Wigner distribution, Thomas–Wigner rotation, Way–Wigner formula, Wigner crystal, Wigner D-matrix, Wigner distribution function, Wigner effect, Wigner energy, Wigner quasiprobability distribution, Wigner semicircle distribution, Wigner's classification
Doctoral students · 11
Eugene Wigner → Abner Shimony, Conyers Herring, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Erdal İnönü, Frederick Seitz, Frederick Tappert, George Snow, J. O. Hirschfelder, John Bardeen, Marcos Moshinsky, Victor Frederick Weisskopf
Awards · 9
Eugene Wigner → Albert Einstein Award (1972), Atoms for Peace Award (1959), Enrico Fermi Award (1958), Franklin Medal (1950), Max Planck Medal (1961), Medal for Merit (1946), National Medal of Science (1969), Nobel Prize in Physics (1963), Wigner Medal (1978)
Workplaces · 5
Eugene Wigner → Manhattan Project, Princeton University, University of Chicago, University of Göttingen, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fields · 4
Eugene Wigner → Atomic physics, Nuclear physics, Solid-state physics, Theoretical physics
see also · 3
Eugene Wigner → Eugene WignerThe Martians, Jewish Nobel, List
Citizenship · 2
Eugene Wigner → Hungary (by birth), United States (naturalized 1937)
Other academic advisors · 2
Eugene Wigner → László Rátz, Richard Becker
Born · 1
Eugene Wigner → Wigner Jenő Pál (1902-11-17)November 17, 1902 Budapest, Austria-Hungary

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wigner atomic physics university theory princeton wigner's project quantum mechanics also nuclear isbn eugene mathematics work von national reactors berlin

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Eugene WignerAwardsMedal for Merit (1946)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerAwardsFranklin Medal (1950)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerAwardsEnrico Fermi Award (1958)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerAwardsAtoms for Peace Award (1959)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerAwardsMax Planck Medal (1961)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerAwardsNobel Prize in Physics (1963)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerAwardsNational Medal of Science (1969)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerAwardsAlbert Einstein Award (1972)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerAwardsWigner Medal (1978)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerBornWigner Jenő Pál (1902-11-17)November 17, 1902 Budapest, Austria-Hungary1.00infobox
Eugene WignerChildrenDavid Wigner, Martha Wigner1.00infobox
Eugene WignerCitizenshipHungary (by birth)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerCitizenshipUnited States (naturalized 1937)1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDiedJanuary 1, 1995(1995-01-01) (aged 92) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral advisorMichael Polanyi1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsJohn Bardeen1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsVictor Frederick Weisskopf1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsMarcos Moshinsky1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsAbner Shimony1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsEdwin Thompson Jaynes1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsFrederick Seitz1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsConyers Herring1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsFrederick Tappert1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsJ. O. Hirschfelder1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsErdal İnönü1.00infobox
Eugene WignerDoctoral studentsGeorge Snow1.00infobox
Eugene WignerEducationBudapest University of Technology and Economics Technische Universität Berlin1.00infobox
Eugene WignerFieldsTheoretical physics1.00infobox
Eugene WignerFieldsAtomic physics1.00infobox
Eugene WignerFieldsNuclear physics1.00infobox

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