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John Robert Schrieffer

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John Robert Schrieffer (1931-2019) was an American theoretical physicist, born in Oak Park, Illinois. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, known as BCS theory, the first successful quantum mechanical description of how electrons pair to conduct without resistance. He is also known for the SSH model and the Schrieffer-Wolff transformation.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1931 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1931-05-31 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
2019-07-27 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2019 1
FieldSourced to the subject's own account
Theoretical Physics 1
Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account
Tallahassee, Florida, United States 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
American 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Co-developed BCS theory of superconductivity with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper; shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Oak Park, Illinois, United States 1
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Physics 1
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    John Robert Schrieffer (May 31, 1931 - July 27, 2019) was an American theoretical physicist who, with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, was a recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the BCS theory, the first successful quantum description of superconductivity.
  • Works In: Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Physics
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Categories
    Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Categories
    Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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