Historical Figure
John Bardeen
1908–1991
American condensed matter physicist (1908–1991)
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Birth
1908 May 23, 1908 →Biography
John Bardeen was an American condensed matter physicist. He is the only person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice: first in 1956 with William Shockley and Walter Brattain for their invention of the transistor; and again in 1972 with Leon Cooper and Robert Schrieffer for their microscopic theory of superconductivity, known as the BCS theory.
Timeline
American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
November 17 →William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
December 16 →More from the Early 20th Century
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