Science · 1931–2019
John Robert Schrieffer — Age & Birthday
Born: 31 May 1931 · Died: 27 July 2019 · Age at death: 88
How old was John Robert Schrieffer when he died?
John Robert Schrieffer died aged 88. He was born on 31 May 1931 and died on 27 July 2019.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who explained the mechanics of superconductivity
Did you know?He developed the breakthrough theory alongside his professor, making them one of the few student-teacher teams to win a Nobel Prize.
John Robert Schrieffer (May 31, 1931 – July 27, 2019) was an American theoretical 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 description of superconductivity.
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- Age at death
- 88
- Would be
- 95
- Years since death
- 7
- Born
- May 31, 1931 · Oak Park, United States
- Died
- July 27, 2019
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
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