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John Bardeen ( / bɑːrˈdiːn /; May 23, 1908 – January 30, 1991) [2] was an American physicist and electrical engineer.
May 19, 2024 · John Bardeen (born May 23, 1908, Madison, Wis., U.S.—died Jan. 30, 1991, Boston, Mass.) was an American physicist who was co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in both 1956 and 1972. He shared the 1956 prize with William B. Shockley and Walter H. Brattain for their joint invention of the transistor.
Biographical. John Bardeen was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on May 23, 1908, son of Dr. Charles R. Bardeen, and Althea Harmer. Dr. Bardeen was Professor of Anatomy, and Dean of the Medical School of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in 1956 to John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain, and William Shockley for “investigations on semiconductors and the discovery of the transistor effect,” carried on at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. In 1957, Bardeen and two colleagues, L.N. Cooper and J.R. Schrieffer, proposed the first successful ...
Nov 29, 2018 · John Bardeen (1908-1991) was an American physicist who won two Nobel Prizes in Physics for his contributions to the invention of the transistor and the theory of superconductivity. Learn about his life, education, career, awards, and legacy in this biography.
John Bardeen was a renowned physicist who won two Nobel Prizes in Physics for his contributions to superconductivity and semiconductor theory. He taught and researched at various universities and institutions, and received many honors and awards throughout his career.
The answer may rest in the story of John Bardeen. John Bardeen was the first person to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes in the same field. He shared one with William Shockley and Walter Brattain for the invention of the transistor.
