Nobelprize.org
Nobelprize.org
Nobel Prizes and Laureates

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1963
Eugene Wigner, Maria Goeppert Mayer, J. Hans D. Jensen

Eugene Wigner - Facts

Eugene Paul Wigner

Eugene Paul Wigner

Born: 17 November 1902, Budapest, Austria-Hungary

Died: 1 January 1995, Princeton, NJ, USA

Affiliation at the time of the award: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

Prize motivation: "for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles"

Field: Nuclear physics, particle physics

  • Tell a Friend
  • Comments
To cite this page
MLA style: "Eugene Wigner - Facts". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 19 Jun 2013. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1963/wigner-facts.html>

Recommended:

Your mission is to arrange an amazing laser party!

 

Read more about the Nobel Prize in Physics.

 

All you want to know about the Nobel Prize in Physics!

 

Major Updates

We are currently working on the web site. Please report errors or problems.