| Name: |
Eugene Paul Wigner |
| Birth Date: |
|
| Death Date: |
|
| Place of Birth: |
|
| Place of Death: |
|
| Nationality: |
|
| Gender: |
|
| Occupations: |
|
Eugene Paul Wigner's enormous contribution to various branches of physics, notably quantum and nuclear, was confirmed by his receipt of the 1963 Nobel Prize in physics (he shared the award with Maria Goeppert-Mayer and J. Hans D. Jensen). Recognizing the role of symmetry principles in predicting certain physical processes, Wigner formulated many of the laws governing this theory. Wigner is remembered as being one of the first physicists to call attention to the problems of nuclear energy, and also as one of the first scientists to forge links between science and industry around nuclear energy.
Wigner was born in Budapest, Hungary, on November 17, 1902, the son of a businessman. At school, Wigner discovered an interest in physics, but he realized that job opportunities as a physicist in Hungary would be very limited. He therefore decided to study chemical engineering. After receiving a doctorate in chemical engineering from the Technische Hochschule in Berlin in 1925, Wigner returned to Budapest for a year to take up a post in a leather-tanning plant.
This is a free page. This page contains 151 words. This
biography contains 1,513 words (approx. 5 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Biography with our Eugene Paul Wigner Access Pass.
