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Eugene Wigner

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1902–1995 · quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, symmetry theory
Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics and nuclear physics. Introduced symmetries into quantum theory, developed the theory of group representations in physics. Described the 'Wigner's friend' paradox, concerning the role of the observer. Nobel Prize laureate.

Biography

Studied at the Berlin Institute of Technology, where he earned a degree in chemical engineering, but became interested in physics. Worked in Göttingen (assistant to Hilbert), Princeton, participated in the Manhattan Project. Remained a professor at Princeton University until retirement. Nobel Prize (1963).

Key discoveries

💡 As a teenager, Wigner attended the same gymnasium as John von Neumann; their friendship led to a long collaboration and mutual influence.
Quote: "The miraculous puzzle of the correspondence between the mathematical language and the laws of physics is a wonderful gift that we neither understand nor deserve."
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