Robert Schrieffer, shared the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physics, dies at 88 Jul 29, 2019 12:45 pm by PhysicsWorldIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images PhysicsWorld (July 29) At the U. of I. in the late 1950s, Schrieffer, together with colleagues John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, developed the theory of superconductivity. Share on Facebook Tweet Email