1911Kamerlingh Onnes: Superconductivity

Kamerlingh Onnes: Superconductivity
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🧊 Kamerlingh Onnes: Superconductivity

Kamerlingh Onnes: Superconductivity (1911)
PhysicsSuperconductivityKamerlingh OnnesLow Temperature Physics
NetherlandsNetherlands

⚛️ BCS Theory of Superconductivity

BCS Theory of Superconductivity (1957)
PhysicsSuperconductivityBCS TheoryQuantum MechanicsBardeenCooperSchriefferSolid-State Physics1950sTheoretical Physics
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Discovery of Helium-3 Superfluidity

Discovery of Helium-3 Superfluidity (1971)
PhysicsSuperfluidityHelium-3Low Temperature PhysicsQuantum Mechanics1970s
United StatesUnited StatesFinlandFinland

💡 Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity

Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity (1986)
PhysicsSuperconductivityMaterials ScienceHigh-Temperature SuperconductorsMüllerBednorz1980sSolid-State PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsNobel Prize
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🥇 Nobel Prize Awarded for High-Temperature Superconductivity

High-temperature superconductivity discovered in 1986, awarded Nobel prize in 1987 (J. Georg Bednorz and K. Alexander Müller)
Nobel Prize Awarded for High-Temperature Superconductivity (1987)
PhysicsSuperconductivityMaterials ScienceHigh-Temperature SuperconductorsMüllerBednorz1980sSolid-State PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsNobel Prize
SwitzerlandSwitzerland