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Also Known As Eugene Paul Wigner • Jeno Pal Wigner
Born November 17, 1902 • Budapest • Hungary • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died January 1, 1995 (aged 92) • Princeton • New Jersey
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1963)
Subjects Of Study conservation law • group theory • neutron capture • parity • symmetry

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