The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
J. Robert Schrieffer
Title:
Mary Amanda Wood Professor of Physics
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 19174 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2019
Award Discipline:
Physical Sciences
Award Year:
1983
Citation:
"In recognition of his insight into cooperative effects in solids and solid surfaces dependent on interacting many-body systems and for his leadership in showing how one couples formal theoretical work with experimental findings to make significant advances in the area of condensed matter physics."
Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on February 27, 1985.
Nobel Laureate:
Physics, 1972