John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96: ...a visionary physicist and teacher who helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, died Sunday morning at his home in Hightstown, N.J.
Cosmic Variance: Goodbye: Tribute by Daniel Holz (where the photo above is taken from): For two years I sat at the feet of the master, and I absorbed as much as I could. I learned about science, and about life. Wheeler had broad interests. We would often discuss biology, or history, or poetry.
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