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51Josephson, Matthew — ▪ American author born Feb. 15, 1899, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. died March 13, 1978, Santa Cruz, Calif. U.S. biographer whose clear writing was based on sound and thorough scholarship. As an expatriate in Paris in the 1920s, Josephson was… …
52josephson junction — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st J Etymology: B.D. Josephson : an electronic fast switching device that consists of two layers of superconducting metal separated by a thin layer of insulator and that makes use of the Josephson effect …
53Josephson junction — noun Etymology: Brian D. Josephson Date: 1965 an electronic fast switching device that consists of two layers of superconducting metal separated by a thin layer of insulator through which low current flows but increased current causes the… …
54Josephson, Brian D(avid) — born Jan. 4, 1940, Cardiff, Wales British physicist. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and began building on earlier work done by Leo Esaki of IBM and Ivar Giaever (b. 1929) of General Electric. For his discovery of what is now …
55Josephson junction — noun a weak insulating barrier between two superconductors, used as an ultrafast switch See Also: Josephson effect …
56Josephson effect — noun the zero voltage current of paired electrons through a weak connection between superconductors See Also: Josephson junction …
57Josephson, Ernst — (4/16/1851 Stockholm 11/22/ 1906) (Sweden) Painter and poet. Best known as a portraitist and for depicting folk life. Source: Erotikk oggalskap:pa vel mot den Frigjorte Kunst!: Ernst Josephson, Auguste Rodin (Vikersund, Norway: Stif telsen… …
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58Josephson, Brian D(avid) — (n. 4 ene. 1940, Cardiff, Gales). Físico británico. Recibió un Ph.D. en la Universidad de Cambridge y empezó a construir sobre trabajos iniciales realizados por Leo Esaki, de IBM, e Ivan Giaever (n. 1929), de General Electric. Por su… …
59Josephson junction — noun Physics an electrical device in which two superconducting metals are separated by a thin layer of insulator, across which an electric current may flow in the absence of a potential difference. Origin 1960s: named after the British physicist… …
60Josephson junction — Jo′sephson junc tion n. elo a thin insulator separating a pair of superconductors, through which electrons travel by tunneling • Etymology: 1965–70; after B. D. Josephson …
