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Leon Cooper

American physicist (1930–2024)

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Leon N. Cooper was an American theoretical physicist and neuroscientist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superconductivity. Cooper developed the concept of Cooper pairs and collaborated with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer to develop the BCS theory of conventional superconductivity. In neuroscience, Cooper co-developed the BCM theory of synaptic plasticity.

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New York City wd
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United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Columbia University, Bronx High School of Science wd

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  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1965)
  • Comstock Prize in Physics (1968)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1972)
  • doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1977)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • John Jay Award

Questions

When was Leon Cooper born?
Leon Cooper was born on 28 February 1930 in New York City.
Where did Leon Cooper study?
Leon Cooper was educated at Columbia University, Bronx High School of Science.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Leon Cooper · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q82563 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Nobel Laureate Leon Cooper in 2007.jpg by Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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