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Leon N. Cooper (né Kupchik; February 28, 1930 – October 23, 2024) was an American theoretical physicist and neuroscientist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superconductivity. Cooper developed the concept of Cooper pairs and collaborated with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer to develop the BCS theory of conventional superconductivity. In neuroscience, Cooper co-developed the BCM theory of synaptic plasticity.
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Obituary for Hubert R. Cooper at Shady Spring Chapel - Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapels
Dennis Leon Cooper Obituary (2025) - Chesnee, SC - Eggers Funeral Home & Crematory
Leon Cooper, Nobel prize-winner who explained superconductivity and also studied learning and memory
Leon Cooper Dies at 94; Nobelist Unlocked Secrets of Superconductivity (Published 2024)
Leon Joseph Cooper Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information - March Funeral Homes - Baltimore, MD
Leon C. Cooper Obituary Jun 18, 2015 - Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services