PHYSICIST
Leon Cooper
1930 - 2024
Leon Cooper
Leon N. Cooper (né Kupchik; February 28, 1930 – October 23, 2024) was an American physicist and professor of Brown University. His name is associated with his work on superconductivity and neuroscience. He proposed the Cooper pair mechanism in 1956 and in 1972 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer for the development of the BCS theory of superconductivity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leon Cooper has received more than 285,823 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Leon Cooper is the 216th most popular physicist (down from 169th in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from United States (down from 725th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Physicist.
Leon Cooper is most famous for his work in quantum physics and the theory of superconductivity.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
63.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
71
Languages Editions (L)
10.27
Effective Languages (L*)
4.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Leon Cooper ranks 216 out of 851. Before him are David J. Thouless, David Lee, Arthur Ashkin, Yoichiro Nambu, Abdus Salam, and Jerome Isaac Friedman. After him are Clifford Shull, Chien-Shiung Wu, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Vitaly Ginzburg, John L. Hall, and John Clauser.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid J. Thouless
1934 - 2019
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 210
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 211
Arthur Ashkin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 212
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 213
Abdus Salam
1926 - 1996
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 214
Jerome Isaac Friedman
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 215
Leon Cooper
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 216
Clifford Shull
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 217
Chien-Shiung Wu
1912 - 1997
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 218
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 219
Vitaly Ginzburg
1916 - 2009
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 220
John L. Hall
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 221
John Clauser
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 222
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Leon Cooper ranks 53. Before him are Lorin Maazel, Robert Wagner, Jean Rochefort, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Carlos Kleiber, and Jerome Isaac Friedman. After him are Adunis, Moustapha Akkad, Yves Chauvin, Tippi Hedren, Anton LaVey, and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsLorin Maazel
CONDUCTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 47
Robert Wagner
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 48
Jean Rochefort
ACTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 49
Armin Mueller-Stahl
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 50
Carlos Kleiber
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 51
Jerome Isaac Friedman
PHYSICIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 52
Leon Cooper
PHYSICIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 53
Adunis
WRITER
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 54
Moustapha Akkad
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2005
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 55
Yves Chauvin
CHEMIST
1930 - 2015
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 56
Tippi Hedren
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 57
Anton LaVey
OCCULTIST
1930 - 1997
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 58
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 59
In United States
Among people born in United States, Leon Cooper ranks 850 out of 20,380. Before him are Benny Goodman (1909), Martin Seligman (1942), Robert Venturi (1925), Lex Barker (1919), John J. Pershing (1860), and Dorothea Lange (1895). After him are Clifford Shull (1915), Morgan Fairchild (1950), Ronnie Coleman (1964), Benjamin Guggenheim (1865), Bing Crosby (1903), and Powers Boothe (1948).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBenny Goodman
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1986
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 844
Martin Seligman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 845
Robert Venturi
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 846
Lex Barker
ACTOR
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 847
John J. Pershing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 848
Dorothea Lange
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 849
Leon Cooper
PHYSICIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 850
Clifford Shull
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 851
Morgan Fairchild
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 852
Ronnie Coleman
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 853
Benjamin Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1865 - 1912
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 854
Bing Crosby
SINGER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 855
Powers Boothe
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 856
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Leon Cooper ranks 41. Before him are Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Robert Hofstadter (1915), James Cronin (1931), David Lee (1931), Arthur Ashkin (1922), and Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930). After him are Clifford Shull (1915), Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. (1915), John L. Hall (1934), John Clauser (1942), Murray Gell-Mann (1929), and Sheldon Lee Glashow (1932).
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 35
Robert Hofstadter
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 36
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 37
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 38
Arthur Ashkin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 39
Jerome Isaac Friedman
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 40
Leon Cooper
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 41
Clifford Shull
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 42
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 43
John L. Hall
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 44
John Clauser
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 45
Murray Gell-Mann
1929 - 2019
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 46
Sheldon Lee Glashow
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 47