Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Brian David Josephson Biography and Timeline

Follow Brian David Josephson through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Brian David Josephson, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1962–1973Years on this page

1962

Cooper-Pair Tunnelling Prediction

Physicist · Cambridge · Science / Physics

Predicts that paired electrons can tunnel coherently between superconductors, producing the Josephson effects.

1973

Nobel Prize for Josephson Effects

Physicist · Stockholm · Science / Physics

Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical predictions of coherent electron-pair tunnelling.

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