John Robert Schrieffer

John Robert Schrieffer
Schrieffer in 1972
Born(1931-05-31)May 31, 1931
DiedJuly 27, 2019(2019-07-27) (aged 88)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Known forBCS theory
Schrieffer–Wolff transformation
SSH model
Paramagnons
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Florida
Florida State University
University of Birmingham
University of Chicago
ThesisThe theory of superconductivity (1964)
Doctoral advisorJohn Bardeen

John Robert Schrieffer (/ˈʃrfər/; May 31, 1931 – July 27, 2019)[1] was an American physicist who, with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, was a recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the BCS theory, the first successful quantum theory of superconductivity.

  1. ^ "Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Schrieffer Dies in Florida". Associated Press. July 27, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.