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Wigner

[ wig-ner ]
/ ˈwɪg nər /

noun

Eugene Paul, 1902–95, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel prize 1963.

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British Dictionary definitions for Wigner

Wigner
/ (ˈwɪɡnə) /

noun

Eugene Paul. 1902–95, US physicist, born in Hungary. He is noted for his contributions to nuclear physics: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1963
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