Leon N. Cooper (born February 28, 1930) is an American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate who, with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer, developed the BCS theory of superconductivity. His name is also associated with the Cooper pair and co-developer of the BCM theory of synaptic plasticity.
- John Jay Award (1985), Nobel Prize in Physics (1972), Comstock Prize in Physics (1968)
- Physics
Feb 24, 2023 · Leon N. Cooper, (born Feb. 28, 1930, New York, N.Y., U.S.), American physicist and winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physics, along with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer, for his role in developing the BCS (for their initials) theory of superconductivity.
Feb 28, 2019 · Born on 28 February 1930 in New York City, Leon Cooper is a solid-state physicist and Nobel laureate best known for his contribution to a successful theory of superconductivity. Cooper attended Columbia University, where he earned his PhD in physics in 1954.
Cooper was born on February 28, 1930, in New York City. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, he began studies at Columbia University. He received a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. there, formally completing his education in 1954.
L eon Cooper was born in 1930 in New York where he attended Columbia University (A.B. 1951; A.M. 1953; Ph.D. 1954). He became a member of the Institute for Advanced Study (1954-55) after which he was a research associate of Illinois (1955-57) and later an assistant professor at the Ohio State University (1957-58).
Leon Cooper was born in 1930 in New York where he attended Columbia University (A.B. 1951; A.M. 1953; Ph.D. 1954). He became a member of the Institute for Advanced Study (1954-55) after which he was a research associate of Illinois (1955-57) and later an assistant professor at the Ohio State University (1957-58).
Dec 1, 2017 · Dec. 1, 2017 Leon Cooper, a Navy landing boat commander who survived the costly Battle of Tarawa in World War II and later became a leading advocate for the preservation of the site on that...