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John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer (1908–1991)
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John Bardeen
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Facts

35 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[41]
Date of birth
May 23, 1908
Date of death
January 30, 1991
Place of birth
Madison
Place of death
Boston
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
physicist, inventor, university teacher, electrical engineer
Employer
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Minnesota[15][16]
Field of work
physics[13]
Position held
professor[14]
Educated at
Princeton University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison Central High School, University of Wisconsin High School[17][18][19][20]
Award received
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Stuart Ballantine Medal, Harold Pender Award, Lomonosov Gold Medal, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, IEEE Medal of Honor, Fritz London Award, National Medal of Science, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Franklin Medal, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, James Madison Medal, John Scott Award[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Father
Charles Russell Bardeen[8]
Spouse
Jane Maxwell[9]
Child
James M. Bardeen, William A. Bardeen[10][11]
Official website
physics.illinois.edu
Doctoral advisor
Eugene Paul Wigner[21]
Doctoral student
John Robert Schrieffer, Nick Holonyak, John H. Miller, Jr., David William Allender, William Lauchlin McMillan, Stephen Reynolds Arnold, James William Bray, John Richard Clem, Richard Elmo Coovert, Peter Vance Gray, Jerome Luther Hartke, Daniel Warren Hone, Jared Logan Johnson, Paul John Leurgans, Wesley Northey Mathews, Daniel Charles Mattis, Michael Francis Millea, Peter Benjamin Miller, Rolland Albert Missman, Sang Boo Nam, William Manos Portnoy, Kendal True Rogers, Wayne Earl Tefft, Milton William Valenta, John W. Wilkins[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction
Student of
Eugene Paul Wigner
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
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Erdős number
+5
Family name
Bardeen
Given name
John
Interested in
physics
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death
natural causes
Member of
Royal Society of London, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, American Physical Society, Japan Academy, American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Engineering[36][37][38][39][40]
Name in native language
John Bardeen
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Place of burial
Forest Hill Cemetery[7]
Residence
Madison
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 83
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BabelNet ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBLP author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FamilySearch person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GeneaStar person ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IEEE Xplore author ID
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INSPIRE-HEP author ID
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IdRef ID
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Interlingual Index ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LittleSis people ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MR Author ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Academy of Engineering member ID
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National Academy of Sciences member ID
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National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Laureate API ID
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Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PM20 folder ID
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Physics History Network ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scopus author ID
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TracesOfWar person ID
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Treccani ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 13
Nobel Prize in Physics, Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Medal of Science, IEEE Medal of Honor, Lomonosov Gold Medal, Franklin Medal, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, Stuart Ballantine Medal +5 more
Member of 9
Royal Society of London, Russian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Physical Society, Academy of Sciences of the USSR +1 more
Nominated for 7
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics
Occupation 4
physicist, inventor, university teacher, electrical engineer
← Winner 3
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, IEEE Medal of Honor
Child 2
James M. Bardeen, William A. Bardeen
Children (paternal) 2
James M. Bardeen, William A. Bardeen
Doctoral student 2
John Robert Schrieffer, Nick Holonyak
Doctoral students 2
John Robert Schrieffer, Nick Holonyak
Educated at 2
Princeton University, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Employer 2
University of Minnesota, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Students 2
John Robert Schrieffer, Nick Holonyak
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Eugene Paul Wigner
Doctoral advisors 1
Eugene Paul Wigner
Father 1
Charles Russell Bardeen
Field of work 1
physics
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
physics
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
BCS theory
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Parent of 1
Charles Russell Bardeen
Place of birth 1
Madison
Place of death 1
Boston
Position held 1
professor
Residence 1
Madison
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Eugene Paul Wigner
← Significant person 1
electronics engineering
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Summary

John Bardeen was born in Madison[1]. He died in Boston[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], inventor[4], university teacher[5], and electrical engineer[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Bardeen include BCS theory[56].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include BCS theory[56].

His notable doctoral advisees include Nick Holonyak[57], a physicist[58], 1928–2022[59], of United States[60], awarded the Lemelson–MIT Prize[61], specialised in physics[62] and John Robert Schrieffer[63], a physicist[64], 1931–2019[65], of United States[66], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[67], specialised in physics[68].

FAQs

Where was John Bardeen born?

John Bardeen's place of birth was Madison[1].

Where did John Bardeen die?

John Bardeen passed away in Boston[2].

Who were John Bardeen's parents?

John Bardeen's father was Charles Russell Bardeen[8].

Who was John Bardeen married to?

John Bardeen's spouses include Jane Maxwell[9].

What did John Bardeen do for work?

John Bardeen worked as a physicist[3], inventor[4], university teacher[5], and electrical engineer[6].

Where did John Bardeen go to school?

John Bardeen was educated at Princeton University[17], University of Wisconsin–Madison[18], Madison Central High School[19], and University of Wisconsin High School[20].

What awards did John Bardeen receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Physics[22], Stuart Ballantine Medal[23], and Harold Pender Award[24].

Related Entities

electronics engineering Eugene Paul Wigner John Robert Schrieffer physics United States University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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  16. [4] ↑ . John Bardeen: 23 May 1908 · 30 January 1991. wikidata.org.
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  19. [15] ↑ . Bardeen, John (23 May 1908–30 January 1991), physicist. wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . John Bardeen, 23 May 1908 - 30 January 1991. wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
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  55. [40] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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