John Bardeen

Social : None | End a program of study 1936 (PhD from Princeton University) | Work : None | New Career 1938 (Naval Ordinance Laboratory) | Relationship : None | Marriage 1938 (Jane Maxwell) | Work : None | New Job 1945 (Bell Telephone Laboratories) | Work : None | New Career 1951 (Professor at the Univ. of Illinois) | Work : None | Prize 1956 (Nobel Prize in physics) | Work : None | Prize 1972 (Nobel Prize in physics) | Work : None | Retired 1975 (Retired but remained prof. Emeritus) | Health : None | Medical diagnosis 28 January 1991 (Lung cancer) | Traits : Mind | Education extensive (Ph.D.) | Traits : Personality | Creative | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Cancer (Lung, terminal) | Diagnoses : Body Part Problems | Heart (Terminal attack) | Family : Relationship | Marriage more than 15 Yrs (53 years with Jane) | Family : Parenting | Kids 1-3 (Two boys and one girl) | Lifestyle : Work | Same Job more than 10 yrs (Research for 60 years) | Vocation : Business | Top executive (Bell Telephone Laboratories) | Vocation : Education | Teacher (Professor and prof. Emeritus) | Vocation : Science | Physics (Superconductivity) | Notable : None | For Abstract thought | Notable : Awards | Nobel prize (Twice in physics) | Notable : Awards | Vocational award (Numerous awards) | Notable : Famous | Notable extremes (One of 100 most noted in 20th century) | Notable : Famous | Top 5% of Profession