Bar·deen (bär-d n ), John 1908-1991. American physicist. He shared a Nobel Prize in 1956 for the development of the electronic transistor and in 1972 for a theory of superconductivity. |
Bardeen [ˌbɑːˈdiːn]
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(Biographies / Bardeen, John (1908-1991) M, US, SCIENCE: physicist, TECHNOLOGY: engineer) 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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| Noun | 1. | Bardeen - United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics twice (1908-1991) |
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