Brian David Josephson
Brian David Josephson, FRS[1] (born 4 January 1940; Cardiff, Wales[2]) is a Welsh physicist who became a Nobel laureate in 1973.[2][3] He is of Jewish descent.[4]
Brian Josephson | |
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| Born | 4 January 1940 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Known for | His work in condensed matter physics, Josephson effect |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Physics (1973) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge, Trinity College, Cambridge |
As of late 2007, he was a retired professor at the University of Cambridge, where he is the head of the Mind–Matter Unification Project in the Theory of Condensed Matter (TCM) research group. He is also a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.[5]
Josephson is one of the more well-known scientists who say that parapsychological phenomena may be real, and is also interested in the possibility that Eastern mysticism may have relevance to scientific understanding. In 2005, Josephson said that "parapsychology should now have become a conventional field of research, and yet parapsychology's claims are still not generally accepted". He compared this situation to that of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, where there was initially great resistance to acceptance despite the strength of the evidence.[6]
Brian David Josephson Media
Entrance to the old Cavendish Laboratory on Free School Lane, Cambridge.
One-volt NIST Josephson junction array standard with 3020 superconducting junctions.
Mond Building on the old Cavendish site where Josephson worked. (The crocodile is there in honour of Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937).)
Josephson became a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1962.
The Cavendish Laboratory unveiled a plaque on the Mond Building in November 2012 dedicated to the discovery of the Josephson effect.
Josephson on a Cambridge Wikimedia walk in September 2014
References
- ↑ "Brian D. Josephson – Curriculum Vitae". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to the Nobel Prizes". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1973". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ Service, International Publications (1983). International Who's Who, 1983-84. Europa Publications Limited. ISBN 978-0-905118-86-4.
- ↑ "Brian David Josephson". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ↑ Thalbourne, Michael A.; Storm, Lance (2014). Parapsychology in the Twenty-First Century: Essays on the Future of Psychical Research. McFarland. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-0-7864-8446-1.