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John Robert Schrieffer
| Full Name of the recipient | John Robert Schrieffer |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1972 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | John Bardeen (33.3%) Leon Neil Cooper (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Oak Park, IL, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 31 May 1931 |
| Age at the time of Award | 40 years |
