April 13, 2008
John Archibald Wheeler died today. A huge percentage of the best researchers in relativity research (and Richard Feynman) can trace their Ph.D. lineage back to Wheeler. His research was massively influential in reconnecting general relativity with astrophysics. He was, by all accounts, gentle, straightforward and noncondescending in his teaching and dealings with ordinary people, which, as we know, can be quite rare in physicists.
We could combine them but they're different and both interesting. So: meh. Let's just leave a note for future visitors: See Also.
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And a double post.
posted by Valatan at 08:37PM CST on April 13