Leon Cooper
Leon N Cooper[1] (February 28, 1930 – October 23, 2024) was an American physicist. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer in 1972. He helped developed the BCS theory of superconductivity.[2][3]
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| Born | February 28, 1930 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 2024 (aged 94) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (B.A. 1951, M.A. 1953, Ph.D. 1954) |
| Known for | Superconductivity Cooper pairs |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1972) Comstock Prize in Physics (1968) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Brown University |
He was also the namesake of the Cooper pair and co-developer of the BCM theory of synaptic plasticity.[4]
Cooper died at his home in Providence, Rhode Island, on October 23, 2024, at the age of 94.[5]
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Cooper with his wife, Kay Allard, in 1972
Plaque at the University of Illinois, commemorating the development of the BCS theory of superconductivity
References
- ↑ Many printed materials, including the Nobel Prize website, have referred to Cooper as "Leon Neil Cooper". However, the middle initial N does not stand for Neil, or for any other name. The correct form of the name is, thus, "Leon N Cooper", with no abbreviation dots
- ↑ Superconductivity. CERN official websiteCERN.
- ↑ Weinberg, Steven. From BSC to the LHC. CERN Courier 48 (1) (February 2008). p. 17–21.
- ↑ Bienenstock, Elie. Theory for the development of neuron selectivity: orientation specificity and binocular interaction in visual cortex. The Journal of Neuroscience 2 (1) (1982). p. 32–48. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.02-01-00032.1982.
- ↑ McClain, Dylan Loeb. Leon Cooper Dies at 94; Nobelist Unlocked Secrets of Superconductivity. The New York Times (October 25, 2024). Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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