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Leon Neil Cooper
| Full Name of the recipient | Leon Neil Cooper |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1972 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | John Bardeen (33.3%) John Robert Schrieffer (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Brown University, Providence, RI, USA |
| Place of Birth | New York, NY, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 28 February 1930 |
| Age at the time of Award | 41 years |
