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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectB. D. Josephson
Dates
January 4, 1940 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Josephson, B. D. (Brian David), 1940-
Additional Forms of Names
Dzhozefson, Braĭan, 1940-
Josephson, B. D.
Josephson, Brian, 1940-
Josephson, Brian David, 1940-
Biography
Abstract
Brian D. Josephson is a physicist at the University of Cambridge, specializing in semiconductors and condensed matter. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for his theoretical predications of the properties of a supercurrent through a tunnel barrier, in particular those phenomena which are generally known as the Josephson effect."
Important Dates
January 04, 1940Birth, Cardiff (Wales).
1960Obtained BA in Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1962Fellow, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1964Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1964 – 1965Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois.
1967 – presentAssistant Director of Research (1967-1972); Reader in Physics (1972-1974); and Professor of Physics (1974-2018), University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1969Awarded Research Corporation Award.
1969Awarded New Scientist Award.
1970Awarded Fritz London Award.
1971National Science Foundation (NSF) Senior Foreign Scientist Fellow, Cornell University.
1972Awarded van der Pol Medal.
1972Awarded Guthrie Medal and Holweck Medal, Institute of Physics.
1972Awarded Elliott Cresson Medal, Franklin Institute.
1972Awarded Hughes Medal, Royal Society.
1974Awarded Honorary DSc, University of Wales.
1974Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1982Awarded Faraday Medal, Institute of Electrical Engineers.
1982Honorary Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
1983Awarded Honorary DSc, University of Exeter.
1983Visiting Professor Computer Science, Wayne State University.
1984Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Science.
1984Awarded Sir George Thomson, Institute of Measurement and Control.
1987Visiting Professor, University of Missouri-Rolla.
Occupation
Semiconductors and condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Anderson, P. W. (Philip W.), 1923-
Research advisor at University of Cambridge.
Pippard, A. B.
PhD advisor at University of Cambridge.
Additional
Awarded 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics for a separate project.
Awarded 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics for a separate project.
Kamerlingh Onnes, Heike, 1853-1926
Institutions
Major Positions
Cornell University. Department of Physics
National Science Foundation (NSF) Senior Foreign Scientist Fellow.
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Visiting Professor.
Trinity College (University of Cambridge)
Fellow.
University of Cambridge. Department of Physics
Obtained BA in Physics (1960) and PhD in Physics (1964). Assistant Director; Reader in Physics; and Professor of Physics.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Physics
Research Assistant Professor.
University of Missouri -- Rolla. Department of Physics
Visiting Professor.
Wayne State University. Department of Physics & Astronomy
Visiting Professor of Computer Science.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Honorary Member.
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Awarded 1972 Elliott Cresson Medal
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Honorary Member and awarded 1982 Faraday Medal.
Institute of Measurement and Control
Awarded 1984 Sir George Thomson Medal.
Institute of Physics (Great Britain)
Awarded 1972 Guthrie Medal and 1972 Holweck Medal.
Royal Society (Great Britain)
Awarded 1972 Hughes Medal.
University of Exeter
Awarded Honorary DSc (1983).
University of Wales
Awarded Honorary DSc (1974).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Walter A. Harrison Tunneling into Physics, 2015.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA