Eugene Wigner(1902)
PhysicsEugene Wigner is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1963) from Hungary. They have received 4 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Technische Universität Berlin and Fasori Gimnázium. They have been affiliated with Princeton University.
4
Major Awards
604
Publications
62,578
Citations
78
h-index
202
i10-index
103.6
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physics
1963for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles
Princeton UniversityMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
80 Years of Professor Wigner's Seminal Work "On Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz Group"
Annals of Mathematics(2021)
2,007
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#3
The Extension of the Area of Science
The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World(2019)
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Recent Publications
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Transactions of the American Philosophical Society2024
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80 Years of Professor Wigner's Seminal Work "On Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz Group"
Annals of Mathematics2021
2,007citations
The Extension of the Area of Science
The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World2019
0citations
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Introducing the
2013
4citations
38citations
The limits of science
Resonance2009
1citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Technische Universität Berlin
Fasori Gimnázium
Doctoral Advisors
John BardeenVictor WeisskopfMarcos MoshinskyEdwin Thompson JaynesFrederick SeitzConyers HerringJoseph O. HirschfelderAbner ShimonyFred TappertLeonard EisenbudWilliam Tout SharpRalph Zvi RoskiesTheodore Duddell NewtonFrancis Joseph NarcowichRajmund Lewis SomorjaiGeorge Abraham SnowMichael Polanyi
Career Timeline
University of Göttingen1927–1928
Technische Universität Berlin1928–1933
Princeton University1930–1936
University of Wisconsin–Madison1936–1938
Princeton University1938–1942
Manhattan Project1942–1945
Oak Ridge National Laboratory1945–1946
Princeton University1946–1971
Leiden University1956–1957
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRussian Academy of Sciences
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
LA
Luis Alvarez
Enrico Fermi Award (1987)
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
Philip Anderson
National Medal of Science (1982)
Richard Feynman
National Medal of Science (1979)
Hans Bethe
National Medal of Science (1975)
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi Award (1954)
Giorgio Parisi
Lorentz Medal (2022)
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Mildred Dresselhaus
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2012)
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