John Bardeen Papers

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Detailed Description

Series 1

Publications

Dissertations (Produced by Bardeen Students)

Correspondence

Subject File

Biographical [2002]

Correspondence [2002]

Subject File [2002]

Awards and Honors [2003]

Biographical [2022]

Publications [2022]

Correspondence [2022]

Awards and Honors [2022]

Family Life [2022]

Publicity [2022]

Subject File [2022]

Irregularly Sized Materials [2022]

Reference Materials [2025]

Restricted Materials

ARC Artifacts



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Collection Overview

Title: John Bardeen Papers, 1910-2018Add to your cart.View associated digital content.

ID: 11/10/20

Primary Creator: Bardeen, John (1908-1991)

Extent: 59.4 cubic feet

Arrangement: by type of material and chronologically thereunder

Subjects: Bardeen, John, Bell Laboratories, Electrical Engineering, Faculty Papers, Harvard University, John Bardeen, Many Body Theory, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Nobel Prizes, Princeton University, Science and Technology, Solid State Physics, Superconductivity, Theoretical Physics, Transistors, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Science and Technology, University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Xerography

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: Chinese, German, Russian, Czech

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of John Bardeen (1908-91), Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics (1951-91), include publications (1930-91), dissertations and theses by Bardeen students (1952-85), correspondence (1945-70, 1972-91) and reports, certificates and diplomas for honorary degrees and honors, preprints, reprints, drafts, speeches, notes, photographs, slides, tape recorded interviews, & motion pictures (1910-91) concerning theoretical physics, solid state physics, development of the transistor, xerography, development of the theory of superconductivity with J. R. Schrieffer & Leon Cooper, Bardeen's 1956 and 1972 Nobel prizes and lectures, the applications of transistors & superconductivity, many body theory, Russian & Chinese physics research, American Physical Society, Army Research Office, Bell Laboratories & the transistor (1936-68), Center for Advanced Study, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Navy Research Office, Sony Corporation, Supertex, Inc., White House Science Council (1979-83), Xerox Corporation, electrolytic transistor invention patents (1910-60), consulting work, and the Physics Department. Correspondents include Walter H. Brattain, P. W. Bridgman, Leon Cooper, Harry G. Drickamer, H. Frohlich, Nick Holonyak, Jr. (BS '50, MS '51, PhD '54), Charles Kittel, J. R. Schrieffer (MS '54, PhD '57), Karlheinz Seeger, Frederick Seitz, William B. Shockley, & J. H. Van Vleck. Tape recorded interviews contain comments on theoretical physicists, experimental physics, theory of superconductivity, many body theory, scientific publication, education, Dr. Charles Bardeen, solid state physics, considerations in coming to Illinois, recruitment of new faculty, scientific understanding & communication between & education of non-scientists & scientists. Motion pictures include a May, 1972 interview with Bardeen, and a December, 1972 Swedish film on the contributions of Bardeen, Cooper, and Schrieffer to the theory of superconductivity. Papers also contain Illiniwek cap.

Biographical Note

May 23, 1908 Born, Madison, Wisconsin - son of Medical School Dean Charles R. Bardeen and Althea Harmer

1923 University High and Madison Central

1928 B.S. Wisconsin, Electrical Engineering. Western Electric. Edward Bennett electrodynamics course

1929 M.S. Wisconsin, Electrical Engineering. J. H. Van Vleck

1930-33 Geophysicists, Gulf Research and Development Corporation - Leo J. Peters

1936 Ph.D. Princeton, Mathematics and Physics. E. P. Wigner

1935-38 Junior Fellow, Harvard. J. H. Van Vleck and P. W. Bridgman

1938 Married Jane Maxwell, July 18

1939-41 Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Minnesota

1941-45 Principal Physicist, U. S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory (Washington D.C.), magnetism and minesweeping

1945-51 Radar, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey

1947 Surface physics - properties of contacts between metals of semi-conductors depend on electron behavior in surface energy levels

1948 Transistors with William B. Shockley and Walter Brattain. Point contact type

1951-75 Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois. Louis Ridenour. Xerox Corporation

1952 Transistor literature

March 1953 Fortune article on transistors

Theoretical understanding of semiconductors

Explained why metal-germanium contact gives effect of a PN junction in a emiconductor - in terms of surface energy states

1956 National Academy of Science member

1957 Theory of Superconductivity - vanishing of electrical resistance of some metals at low temperatures

1975 Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois

January 30, 1991 Died, Boston, Massachusetts

Research Areas:

Electrical conduction in semiconductors and metals; surface properties of semiconductors; theory of superconductivity; and diffusion of atoms in solids

Prizes and Honors:

1952 Ballantine Medal, Franklin Institute

1954 Buckley Prize (solid state)

1955 Scott Medal, D.Sc. Union

1956 Nobel Prize for Physics

1960 D.Sc. University of Wisconsin

1962 London Prize

1972 Nobel Prize for Physics

1974 D.Sc. University of Illinois

1977 Presidential Medal of Freedom

1987 Lomonosov Award, Soviet Academy of Sciences

1990 John Bardeen Chair in Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering Established at University of Illinois

Subject/Index Terms

Bardeen, John
Bell Laboratories
Electrical Engineering
Faculty Papers
Harvard University
John Bardeen
Many Body Theory
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
Nobel Prizes
Princeton University
Science and Technology
Solid State Physics
Superconductivity
Theoretical Physics
Transistors
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Science and Technology
University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Xerography

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 12/22/1964; 2/8/1965; 2/19/1974; 9/10/1991; 12/20/1991; 5/19/1992; 9/27/2002; 5/14/2003, 5/23/2007; 10/2016; 8/11/2022

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1110020.pdf

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Browse by Series:

[Series 1],
[Series 2: Publications],
[Series 3: Dissertations (Produced by Bardeen Students)],
[Series 4: Correspondence],
[Series 5: Subject File],
[Series 6: Biographical [2002]],
[Series 7: Correspondence [2002]],
[Series 8: Subject File [2002]],
[Series 9: Awards and Honors [2003]],
[Series 10: Biographical [2022]],
[Series 11: Publications [2022]],
[Series 12: Correspondence [2022]],
[Series 13: Awards and Honors [2022]],
[Series 14: Family Life [2022]],
[Series 15: Publicity [2022]],
[Series 16: Subject File [2022]],
[Series 17: Irregularly Sized Materials [2022]],
[Series 18: Reference Materials [2025]],
[Series 19: Restricted Materials],
[Series 20: ARC Artifacts],
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Series 9: Awards and Honors [2003]Add to your cart.
Sub-Series 1: Certificates, Citations, and Awards [2003]Add to your cart.
See also Box 132
Box 131Add to your cart.
Folder 1: The Order of Lincoln from the Lincoln Academy of IllinoisAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Zeta Psi Fraternity Certificate, October 1925Add to your cart.
Folder 3: American Physical Society Oliver E. Buckley Solid State Physics Prize, January 29, 1954Add to your cart.
Folder 4: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Membership Certificate, May 13, 1957Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Center for Advanced Study Membership Certificate, September 1, 1959Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Etta Kappa Nu Association Membership Certificate, March 29, 1962Add to your cart.
Folder 7: American Society for Testing and Materials, February 3, 1964Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters Honorary Membership, May 9, 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 9: University of Illinois Board of Trustees Distinguished Service Award, December 20, 1972Add to your cart.
Folder 10: National Inventors Hall of Fame Certificate of Induction, February 10, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Omicron Delta Kappa Membership Certificate, May 5, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Pahlavi Lecture Series Commemorative Certificate, December 1, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Phi Kappa Phi Membership Certificate, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Alexander Von Humboldt Award, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 15: University of Illinois Distinguished Service Medallion Award, May 21, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Golden Key National Honor Society Honorary Member, March 3, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Insitute of Electical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 18: State of Illinois House of Representative Resolution No. 1370 Honoring John Bardeen, May 10, 1988Add to your cart.
Sub-Series 2: Honorary Degrees [2003]Add to your cart.
See also Box 132
Box 131Add to your cart.
Folder 19: University of Notre Dame Introduction of John Bardeen at CommencementAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Union College Doctor of Science Diploma, Letter from President, and Booklet “Union Worthies: Charles Proteus Steinmetz”, 1955Add to your cart.
Folder 21: University of Wisconsin Commencement Program, 1960Add to your cart.
Folder 22: News clippings Concerning Honorary Degree, June 6, 1960Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Honorary Doctor of Science diploma and citation, 1960Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Western Reserve University Doctor of Science Diploma, Commencement Program, 1966Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Rose Polytechnic Institute Diploma, Commencement Program, June 1966Add to your cart.
Folder 26: University of Glasgow Graduation Ceremony Programs, June 21, 1967Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Princeton University Commencement Program and article “A Commentary on Princeton Commencement, June 11, 1968Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Michelson Morley Award at Case Western Reserve UniversityAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: News clippings, 1968Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Correspondence, Award Dinner, Program, 1968Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Commencement Program, Doctor of Science Diploma, 1969Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Busch Reising Museum Dinner for Honorary Degree Recipients, June 8, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Harvard University Commencement Program, Correspondence, June 14, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 34: University of Minnesota Honorary Doctor of Science Diploma, Commencement Program, Script, December 12, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 35: University of Michigan Honorary Doctor of Science Diploma, Commencement Program, Correspondence, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 36: University of Illinois Honorary Doctor of Science, May 19, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 37: University of Pennsylvania Commencement Program, Guest List, Citation from Board of Trustees for Honorary Degree, May 28, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Indian Institute of Technology Honorary Doctor of Science Diploma, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 39: University of Cambridge Speeches of the Orator at Presentation of Recipients of Honorary Degree, June 10, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 40: University of Illinois Commencement 1978 News Clippings and Correspondence - John Bardeen receives Honorary Degree and Distinguished Service Award, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 41: Georgetown University 108th Annual Commencement Program and Diploma, May 27, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 42: University of St. Andrews Laureation Address, July 7, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Clarkson College of Technology Honorary Doctor of Science Diploma, Commencement Program, May 17, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Soviet Academy of Sciences Diploma Translation, September 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 45: Hungary Academy of Sciences Honorary Degree, 1986Add to your cart.
Sub-Series 3: Correspondence, News Clippings Concerning Awards [2003]Add to your cart.
Box 131Add to your cart.
Folder 46: Hiromi Arisawa Congratulatory CardAdd to your cart.
Hiromi Arisawa is a Japanese Academy
Folder 47: L.D. Landau Institute Letter to John Bardeen on 80th BirthdayAdd to your cart.
Folder 48: Haloid Company to John Bardeen, November 26, 1956Add to your cart.
Folder 49: Lincoln Academy of Illinois Convocation and Installation of Members - Newspaper Clippings Concerning and Program, February 1965Add to your cart.
Folder 50: National Medal of Science Award Press Release and Remarks of President, February 1965Add to your cart.
Folder 51: Commemorative Envelope: “Progress in Electronics”, July 10, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 52: Franklin Institute Medal Award Correspondence and News Clippings, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 53: Presidential Proclamation: National Inventors’ Day, January  30, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 54: Art Buchwald, May 29, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 55: Letter from President George Bush, October 4, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 56: Life Magazine: 100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century, 1990Add to your cart.
Box 131Add to your cart.
Folder 57: Illiniwek Billed Baseball CapAdd to your cart.
Cross reference: ARC Artifacts Section
Sub-Series 4: Honorary Degrees [2003]Add to your cart.
Materials stored in an oversize folder.
Box 132Add to your cart.
Folder 1: National Academy of Sciences Diploma, April 27, 1954Add to your cart.
Folder 2: University of Glasgow Honorary Degree Diploma, 1967Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Princeton University Honorary Degree Diploma, 1968Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Universitatis Dominae Nostra a Laru Honorary Degree Diploma, 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Honorary Doctor of Science Degree Diploma, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 6: University of Pennsylvania Honorary Degree Diploma, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 7: University of Delhi Honorary Degree Diploma and Special Convocation, January 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Collegium Georgiopolitanum, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 9: University of St. Andrews Honorary Degree Diploma, 1980Add to your cart.
Sub-Series 5: Certificates, Citations, Awards [2003]Add to your cart.
Box 132Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Praeses Concilium Et Sodales Regalis Societatis LondiniAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Society of the Sigma Xi Membership, January 1929Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Franklin Institute Stuart Ballantine Medal, October 1952Add to your cart.
Folder 13: City of Philadelphia John Scott Meal and Premium, September 17, 1954Add to your cart.
Folder 14: American Philosophical Society Fellow, April 1958Add to your cart.
Folder 15: President’s Science Advisory Committee, 1959Add to your cart.
Folder 16: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow, May 13, 1959Add to your cart.
Folder 17: The Fritz London Award to John Bardeen September 1962Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Vincent Bendix Award, 1964Add to your cart.
Folder 19: National Medal of Science, 1965Add to your cart.
Folder 20: State of Illinois Appointment Laureate Lincoln Academy, 1966Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Symposium in Honor of John Bardeen’s 60th Birthday, May 23, 1968Add to your cart.
Folder 22: University of Pennsylvania Moore School of Electrical Engineering Harold Pinder Award, November 11, 1968Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Medal of Honor, November 10, 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Xerox Corporation Certificate of Achievement, November 27, 1972Add to your cart.
Folder 25: National Inventors Hall of Fame Certificate of Induction, February 10, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Xerox Corporation Resolution Honoring John Bardeen, May 16, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, January 7, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 28: La Academia de Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales, June 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Institute of Electircal and Electronics Engineers Honorary Member, January 1, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Centennial Medal, 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften, May 20, 1985Add to your cart.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1],
[Series 2: Publications],
[Series 3: Dissertations (Produced by Bardeen Students)],
[Series 4: Correspondence],
[Series 5: Subject File],
[Series 6: Biographical [2002]],
[Series 7: Correspondence [2002]],
[Series 8: Subject File [2002]],
[Series 9: Awards and Honors [2003]],
[Series 10: Biographical [2022]],
[Series 11: Publications [2022]],
[Series 12: Correspondence [2022]],
[Series 13: Awards and Honors [2022]],
[Series 14: Family Life [2022]],
[Series 15: Publicity [2022]],
[Series 16: Subject File [2022]],
[Series 17: Irregularly Sized Materials [2022]],
[Series 18: Reference Materials [2025]],
[Series 19: Restricted Materials],
[Series 20: ARC Artifacts],
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