Eugene Paul Wigner Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Eugene Paul Wigner, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Hungary.

5 records1939–19604 events1 places

Chronological biography

1939

Nuclear Power1939

Warfare / Nuclear

Persuades Einstein to write to Roosevelt recommending US atomic weapons against Hitler. Influential in the establishment of the Manhattan Project

1942

1st Nuclear Reactor2 December 1942

Science / Technology · Chicago

Present at the opening of the 1st nuclear reactor at the University of Chicago

Nuclear Power2 December 1942

Warfare / Nuclear · Chicago

Sees the opening of the first nuclear reactor in a squash court at the Univ of Chicago

1960

Atoms For Peace1960

Science / Nuclear Power

The Winner of the Atoms for Peace award

Award1960

Science / Nuclear Power

The Winner of the Atoms for Peace award

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.