John Archibald Wheeler Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Archibald Wheeler, based on 4 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

4 records1939–19674 events4 places

Chronological biography

1939

Fission Theory1939

Science / Physics · Physicist · Princeton

Works with Bohr on the theory of nuclear fission.

1944

Xenon-135 Reactor Poisoning30 September 1944

Science / Nuclear Power · Hanford

The cause of B Reactor's unexpected shutdown is identified as xenon-135, a powerful neutron absorber produced during fission.

1957

Quantum GravityJanuary 1957

Science / Physics · Physicist · Chapel Hill

Discusses singularities and the need for quantum gravity beyond classical general relativity.

1967

Black Hole TermDecember 1967

Science / Astrophysics · Physicist · New York

Popularises the term black hole for complete gravitational collapse.

Titles and roles

Physicist

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.