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Schrieffer

American  
[shree-fer] / ˈʃri fər /

noun

  1. John Robert, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1972.


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This phenomenon was first explained in the 1950s by physicists John Bardeen, Leon Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer.

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

Dr. Hirsch is a bull-in-a-china-shop contrarian taking aim at B.C.S. theory, which was devised in 1957 by three physicists — John Bardeen, Leon N. Cooper and J. Robert Schrieffer — to explain how superconductivity works.

From New York Times Mar. 8, 2023

The phenomenon remained a mystery until 1957, when physicists John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and Robert Schrieffer explained those first superconductors.

From Science Magazine Aug. 26, 2021

Schrieffer was equally known for his warmth, charm, generosity and brilliance.

From Nature Oct. 7, 2019

Dr. Schrieffer explored science through work with rockets and ham radio, and entered MIT to study electrical engineering.

From Washington Post Jul. 29, 2019

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