Bardeen
John, 1908–91, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956, 1972.
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The chaplain knew Bardeen well, and also knew just how true the yarn was not.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace | Frederick Morse Cutler"You stay in the car a moment, children," said Mr. Bardeen, as he got out on the side of the steering wheel.
The Curlytops and Their Playmates | Howard R. Garis"Well, an elephant is easier to take care of in summer than in winter," answered Mr. Bardeen.
The Curlytops and Their Playmates | Howard R. GarisAunt Sallie was almost ready to doze off in a little sleep when Mr. Bardeen was seen coming around the corner of the cabin.
The Curlytops and Their Playmates | Howard R. GarisAs Mr. Bardeen asked this question of his housekeeper he winked one eye at her—an eye the children could not see.
The Curlytops and Their Playmates | Howard R. Garis
British Dictionary definitions for Bardeen
/ (ˌbɑːˈdiːn) /
John . 1908–91, US physicist and electrical engineer, noted for his research on electrical conduction in solids; shared Nobel prize for physics 1956 for research on semiconductors leading to the invention of the transistor; shared Nobel prize for physics 1972 for contributions to the theory of superconductivity
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Scientific definitions for Bardeen
[ bär-dēn′ ]
American physicist who, with William Brattain and William Shockley, invented the transistor in 1947. For this work all three shared a 1956 Nobel Prize for physics. In 1972 Bardeen shared another Nobel Prize for physics with American physicists Leon Neil Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer for their development of the theory of superconductivity.
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