Portraits of influence
#5:
John Bardeen *36
The only person ever to have won two Nobel Prizes in physics, he co-invented
the transistor, which transformed the electronics industry, and developed,
with two colleagues, the first successful explanation of superconductivity,
which has helped make possible MRIs, CAT scans, and mobile phones, among
many other things. 
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By
Michael Witte ’66
Who’s who in the illustration: Numbers in parentheses
represent the rankings on the PAW panel’s list.
