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Catalog Number |
2010.1 |
Object Name |
Medal |
Title |
Albert Einstein Gold Medal Award |
Date |
1965 |
Description |
Awarded to Dr. John A. Wheeler by the Institute for Advanced Study in 1965 for "Achievement in the Natural Sciences." Obverse: profile portrait of Albert Einstein with "The Albert Einstein Award" around perimeter. Reverse: "Awarded to John A. Wheeler for Achievement in the Natural Science" on plaque in center surrounded by two branches. "In Memoriam Lewis and Rosa Strauss" at bottom. |
Label |
Between 1951 and 1979, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, recognized high achievement in theoretical physics with the Albert Einstein Award. Recipients include Stephen Hawking and John Archibald Wheeler, who is famous for coining the term "black hole" at a 1967 conference. After receiving his physics doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, Wheeler worked at Princeton University from 1938 to 1976, and at the University of Texas from 1976 to 1986. He helped make Princeton the center of research on gravity and Einstein's theory of relativity. Involved in the Manhattan Project to build an atomic bomb during World War II, he continued to work for the government on missile defense and other projects. A collaborator of Niels Bohr and Robert Oppenheimer, Wheeler also inspired a younger generation of physicists. |
Material |
Gold |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society. Gift of Dr. James E. Wheeler, 2010. |
Search Terms |
20th century twentieth century award scientist |