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John Robert Schrieffer

American physicist (1931-2019)

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John Robert Schrieffer was an American theoretical physicist who received the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics along with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper for developing the BCS theory, the first successful quantum description of superconductivity.

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Born
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Place of birth
Oak Park wd
Died
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Place of death
Tallahassee wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Eustis High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1972)
  • Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1968)
  • National Medal of Science (1983)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • Comstock Prize in Physics (1968)
  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1966)

Questions

When was John Robert Schrieffer born?
John Robert Schrieffer was born on 31 May 1931 in Oak Park.
Where did John Robert Schrieffer study?
John Robert Schrieffer was educated at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Eustis High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): John Robert Schrieffer · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q153201 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: John Robert Schrieffer 1972.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (CC BY-SA 3.0 nl)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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