What we think of as smooth simple space is really a wiggly … - John Archibald Wheeler

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What we think of as smooth simple space is really a wiggly business.

John Archibald Wheeler

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John Archibald Wheeler (July 9, 1911 – April 13, 2008) was an eminent American theoretical physicist. One of the later collaborators of Albert Einstein, he tried to achieve Einstein's vision of a unified field theory. He is also known for having coined the term wormhole and the phrase "it from bit". He also popularized the term black hole (In December 1967, a student reportedly suggested the phrase "black hole" at a lecture by John Wheeler; Wheeler adopted the term for its brevity and "advertising value", and it quickly caught on, leading some to credit Wheeler with coining the phrase.).

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Alternative Names: J Wheeler • John A. Wheeler • J.A. Wheeler • John Wheeler

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What we think of as smooth simple space is really a wiggly business. - John Archibald Wheeler

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