Leon Cooper

@Scientists, Career and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Leon N Cooper is an American physicist renowned for his contributions in developing the BCS theory American Columbia University Scientists Physicists Pisces Celebrities Leon N Cooper is an American physicist renowned for his contributions in developing the BCS theory, the first successful and widely accepted superconductivity theory. He developed it along with fellow American physicists, John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer. This contribution of the trio led them to jointly receive the ‘Nobel Prize in Physics’ in 1972. In the BCS theory he discovered that when normal conditions prevail, electrons behave repulsively with each other, while they are drawn towards each other in superconductors. This concept was named after him as Cooper electron pairs. He also investigated the brain and the central nervous system and the low-temperature superfluid state. A ‘Thomas J. Watson Senior Professor of Science’ at the ‘Brown University’, Cooper has also developed the BCM theory, which is considerably the most accurate model of synaptic plasticity till present. He is the Director of the ‘Institute for Brain and Neural Systems’ at the ‘Brown University’. Apart from the ‘Nobel Prize’, he was also honoured with the ‘Comstock Prize’ in Physics by the ‘National Academy of Sciences’ in 1968 (received along with John Robert Schrieffer), the ‘Descartes Medal’ by the ‘Academie de Paris’, ‘Université René Descartes’, in 1977, the ‘John Jay Award’ of ‘Columbia College’ in 1985 and the ‘College de France Medal’ in 2000.

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Birthday: February 28, 1930 Nationality: American Famous: Columbia University, Scientists, Physicists Known as: Leon N Cooper Universities: Columbia University Columbia University Notable Alumnis: Columbia University Birth Place: Bronx, New York, United States Information Detail Birthday February 28, 1930 Nationality American Famous Columbia University, Scientists, Physicists Known as Leon N Cooper Universities Columbia University Columbia University Notable Alumnis Columbia University Birth Place Bronx, New York, United States Gender Male Sun Sign Pisces Born in Bronx, New York, United States Famous as Physicist

Bronx, New York, United States

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He is married and blessed with two children. Unsplash Personal Life

Leon N Cooper was born on February 28, 1930, in New York, United States. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended ‘Bronx High School of Science’ and completed his graduation in 1947. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Following his graduation he joined ‘Columbia University’, from where he completed his formal education obtaining a B.A. degree in 1951, an M.A. degree in 1953 and thereafter a Ph. D in 1954. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

During 1954-55 he remained a member of the ‘Institute for Advanced Study’ and an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow. Unsplash Career

He served as a research assistant at the ‘University of Illinois’ during 1955-57. There he contributed in theoretically elucidating superconductivity, which was first discovered by Dutch physicist and Nobel Laureate Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. Unsplash Career

The BCS theory, the acronym of which was formed by combining the initial letters of surnames of its developers namely John Bardeen, Leon N. Cooper and Robert Schrieffer in that order. The most significant contribution of Cooper to the BCS theory was made in 1956, while he was still in his twenties, when he discovered that electrons, which usually behave repulsively with each other, could however be paired when temperature conditions are extremely low. This concept is known as Cooper pairs. As temperature increases well above absolute zero the Cooper pairs breaks. Unsplash Career

After his stint in Illinois, he moved to Ohio and worked as an assistant professor at the ‘Ohio State University’ during 1957-58. Unsplash Career

In 1958 he was inducted as a teacher at the ‘Brown University’. His career in the university advanced steadily. In 1962 he became a Professor of the university and later ‘Henry Ledyard Goddard University Professor’ in 1966. Thereafter since 1974 he is serving the university as Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science. Unsplash Career

The American sitcom, ‘The Big Bang Theory’, created by Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, featured in ‘CBS’ includes a fictional character of a theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper, played by actor Jim Parsons. The character is named partly in his honor and partly in the honor of actor-producer Sheldon Leonard. Unsplash Trivia

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Birthday	February 28, 1930
Nationality	American
Famous	Columbia University, Scientists, Physicists
Known as	Leon N Cooper
Universities	Columbia University Columbia University
Notable Alumnis	Columbia University
Birth Place	Bronx, New York, United States
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Pisces
Born in	Bronx, New York, United States
Famous as	Physicist

Leon Cooper

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Feb 28, 1930

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Bronx, New York, United States