Comments on: Goodbye.

By: gilles massot

gilles massot — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:53:29 +0000

Thanks for this very touching tribute. Great men leaves an imprint that transcend time and space and this is pretty much what can be felt in your write-up.

Wheeler’s portrait is beautiful. Would you happen to know the artist?

thanks

By: yonason

yonason — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:58:09 +0000

I never met the man, but through Feynman’s work I was influenced by him in ways I can’t describe. Suffice it to say that I owe him a debt I will be hard pressed to repay. May he rest in peace, and may G-d give him ample reward for his commitment to the unending search for Truth.

By: The measure of a man | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine

The measure of a man | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:13:13 +0000

[...] John Wheeler passed away almost exactly a year ago. In commemoration of his tremendous contributions to physics, the current edition of Physics Today (the monthly magazine of the American Physical Society) is dedicated entirely to his memory. [Sadly, only select articles are public, which I find incomprehensible.] The issue includes an article on Wheeler’s early work on particles (written by Ken Ford), as well as one on his later work on fields, gravity, and information (by Charlie Misner, Kip Thorne, and Wojciech Zurek). There are also two reprints of articles authored by Wheeler, one on nuclear fission (describing his pioneering work with Niels Bohr), and one “introducing” black holes (written with Remo Ruffini). As a sign of Wheeler’s enduring legacy, the magazine ends with an article (by Terry Christensen) focused on his tremendous mentorship. [...]

By: Robert Schmieder

Robert Schmieder — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:08:06 +0000

As a physics graduate student, I only dreamed of pursuing relativity, and my career went along other lines. But John Wheeler’s ideas were so compelling and so exciting they pulled me back again and again, to read with amazement, a thrilling ride when I felt mired in prosaic routine. It was like soaring, the feeling that there was another dimension. After I heard him lecture in Berkeley, I always thought I would drop by his office to express my appreciation for enriching my life. Now all that will have to wait, but for those who also remember him, we share the reverence for his gift to our intellectual potential, and will not forget that he was one who really counted.

By: Muthiah

Muthiah — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:43:54 +0000

RIP

By: Сергей

Сергей — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:48:39 +0000

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By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:22:20 +0000

Beautiful…thank you.

By: carl

carl — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:56:35 +0000

That was beautifull man

By: Mort de John Wheeler | Politique

Mort de John Wheeler | Politique — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:49:44 +0000

[...] Goodbye – Cosmic Variance [...]

By: The Kid

The Kid — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:39:01 +0000

My stepmother, Karen, adored Dr. Wheeler. She worked as caretaker to him and his wife when they stayed at their summer home in Maine. This was when they were both in their nineties. I was fortunate enough to meet him and shake his hand, though I couldn’t think of anything intelligent to say to the author of such intellectually charged books as Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam. So he graciously accepted my cliched “an honor to meet you sir” babble. For the record, he experienced remorse for his hand in the Manhattan Project. Karen had the good fortune to talk to Mr. Wheeler about such things. May he continue to explore all that is quantum in a new dimension.