Unveiling of B D Josephson commemorative plaque

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Unveiling of B D Josephson commemorative plaque's image
Description: In conjunction with the bdj50 meeting, a plaque commemorating the discovery of the Josephson effect was unveiled at the Mond building, New Museums site, Cambridge University, in November 2012 (see the abstract for the text).
 
Created: 2012-11-12 11:18
Collection: Lectures from the Cavendish Laboratory's bdj50 conference
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Cavendish Laboratory
Language: eng (English)
Distribution: World     (downloadable)
Keywords: Josephson; plaque; bdj50; Mond buiding;
Credits:
Director:  James Stirling (HoD Physics)
Illustrator:  Stonemasonry: Fairhaven & Woods
Choreographer:  Unveiling Technology: Carol Josephson
Photographer:  Judith Driscoll
Categories: iTunes - Science - Physics
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The plaque reads: "Here in 1962 at the Old Cavendish Laboratory B D JOSEPHSON predicted the properties of a supercurrent through a tunnel barrier leading to quantum mechanical circuits, new fundamental standards and ultrasensitive measurements".
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