AKA Brian David Josephson

Born: 4-Jan-1940
Birthplace: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Physicist

Nationality: Wales
Executive summary: Discovered the Josephson Effect

Father: Abraham Josephson
Mother: Mimi Josephson
Wife: Carol Anne Olivier (m. 1976, one daughter)

    High School: Cardiff High School
    University: BA, Trinity College, Cambridge University (1960)
    University: MA and PhD, Trinity College, Cambridge University (1964)
    Professor: Research Professor, University of Illinois (1965-66)
    Professor: Trinity College, Cambridge University (1967-)

    Nobel Prize for Physics 1973 (with Leo Esaki and Ivar Giaever)
    Hughes Medal 1972
    Royal Society 1970
    IEEE 1982
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1974

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