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John Bardeen
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John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer (1908–1991)

John Bardeen was an American condensed matter physicist. He is the only person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice: first in 1956 with William Shockley and Walter Brattain for their invention of the transistor; and again in 1972 with Leon Cooper and Robert Schrieffer for their microscopic theory of superconductivity, known as the BCS theory.

John Bardeen was born on Saturday, 23. May 1908.
That was day 144 of the year 1908.

Past away on Wednesday January 30, 1991

Age when dead:
82 Jahre 8 Monate 7 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Thursday May 23, 1991

John Bardeen is already dead since:
34 Jahre 11 Monate 23 Tage

John Bardeen was alive for 30202 days.
John Bardeen is already dead for 12776 days.
Difference: 17426 days (47,71 years).

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The death date of John Bardeen is the birthday of
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Birthday Fun Facts

Things that matter

  • The day 23 of month May 1908 was the 84th day of Spring (meteorological). The day 23 of month May 1908 was the 65th day of Spring (astronomical).
  • Age 82 The number 82 represents the element Lead in the Periodic table of elements.
    Lead is a post-transition metal with various industrial and technological applications.
  • Since you visited this page, people have been born. In total there are people born today. They all celebrate the same birthday as you.

Who has the same birthday as John Bardeen?

Famous people and celebrities


Same vintage - 1908

These people were born in the same year

Cesare Pavese 41

Cesare Pavese

Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950)

Born: September 9, 1908

Died: August 27, 1950

Would be 118 years
Claude Lévi-Strauss 100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

Born: November 28, 1908

Died: October 30, 2009

Would be 118 years
Ian Fleming 56

Ian Fleming

British author (1908–1964)

Born: May 28, 1908

Died: August 12, 1964

Would be 118 years
Simone de Beauvoir 78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

Born: January 9, 1908

Died: April 14, 1986

Would be 119 years

Did you know? John Bardeen is ...

Great Generation

Period: 1901 ‐ 1921

At 82 years, John Bardeen belongs to the "Great Generation". Well-known figures of this generation include Philo Farnsworth, Laurence Olivier und Louis de Funès.

Astrology

Zodiac

♊ Gemini

(May 21, 1908 - June 21, 1908)

Zodiac sign

Monkey

(May 21, 1908 - June 21, 1908)

Life Number

1

(Creative, assertive, dominant)

Birthstone

Emerald

(Love, rebirth, wisdom)

Age in absolute numbers

Since John Bardeen was born...

2.609.452.800 Seconds
43.490.880 Minutes
724.848 Hours
30.202 Days
4.314 Weeks
1412 Months
82 Years
8.27 Decades
0.83 Centuries

On February 13, 2026 would be John Bardeen exactly 43000 days old.
On July 19, 2042 would be John Bardeen exactly 7000 weeks old.

By the way: Since you are here you are getting seconds older 😉

Milestones

Successes that speak for themselves

With 82 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

10.067 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 10.067 hours per day. At your age of 83 years, that equals approximately 10.067 days (27,56 years).

Eat & Drink

1.258 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 83 years, you have therefore spent approximately 1.258 days eating. (3,45 years).

Toilet visits

629 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 629 days (1,72 years).

Wait

1.049 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 1.049 days (2,87 years).

Laugh

126 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 126 days (0,34 years).

Brush teeth

84 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 84 days (0,23 years).

Work

8.180 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 8.180 days (22,39 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 782.835.840 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 3.261.816.000 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 652.363.200 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 453.030 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 165 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 4.530 A person produces approximately 0.5–1.5 liters of sweat per day, depending on lifestyle. We'll take the average at 1 liter per day.
Fart gases produced (in Liters) 30.202 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 579 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.488 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 604.040.000.000.000 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 9.967 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 3.452 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 35.940 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 331 A person vomits approximately four times a year, depending on lifestyle.

Information is based on statistical average values of a person.

Travelled distances

Always on the move

According to statistical averages, you have walked 108.727 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 2,71 orbits of the Earth...


... 9,96 moon orbits.


... and 5,09 Mars orbit on foot.



108.727 kilometers means:

4.134 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
809 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
566 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
151 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
6 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
3,88 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
107,23 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
9,45 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

3,67 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,36 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

During the lifetime of John Bardeen ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 1.105 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 343,33 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 134,41 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 82,69 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 43,96 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 6,98 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,81 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,98 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,50 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,33 times.

Special birthdays

Next major birthday for John Bardeen would be: Tuesday, 23.05.2028 (120 years)

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1918 Thursday May 23, 1918 55
18. 1926 Sunday May 23, 1926 171
20. 1928 Wednesday May 23, 1928 210
25. 1933 Tuesday May 23, 1933 325
30. 1938 Monday May 23, 1938 465
40. 1948 Sunday May 23, 1948 820
50. 1958 Friday May 23, 1958 1275
60. 1968 Thursday May 23, 1968 1830
70. 1978 Tuesday May 23, 1978 2485
80. 1988 Monday May 23, 1988 3240
90. 1998 Saturday May 23, 1998 4095
100. 2008 Friday May 23, 2008 5050
110. 2018 Wednesday May 23, 2018 6105
120. 2028 Tuesday May 23, 2028 7260
130. 2038 Sunday May 23, 2038 8515
140. 2048 Saturday May 23, 2048 9870
150. 2058 Thursday May 23, 2058 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
23 • 5 • 1908
Binary:
10111 • 101 • 11101110100
Hexadecimal:
17 • 5 • 774
Octal:
27 • 5 • 3564
Roman:
XXIII • V • MCMVIII
Morsecode:
··−−− ···−− ·−·−·− −−−−− ····· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· −−−−− −−−··
Numbers to letters:
cd • af • bjai
Cross sum:
28
Factor product:
219420
Birthday in words:
twenty three • five • one thousand nine hundred eight

Historical Events

How old was John Bardeen back then?

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

January 16, 1920
Prohibition begins in the United States with the 18th Amendment, banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. (Age: 11 years and 7 months) 🔗
August 18, 1920
The 19th Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote across the United States. (Age: 12 years and 2 months) 🔗
March 12, 1921
The Soviet Union adopts the New Economic Policy (NEP), allowing some private enterprise to boost the post-war economy. (Age: 12 years and 9 months) 🔗
February 28, 1922
The United Kingdom unilaterally declares Egypt independent, ending the British protectorate. (Age: 13 years and 9 months) 🔗
October 28, 1922
Benito Mussolini and his Fascist party seize power in Italy following the March on Rome. (Age: 14 years and 5 months) 🔗
November 4, 1922
Howard Carter discovers the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, sparking a global frenzy for archaeology. (Age: 14 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 30, 1922
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is officially established. (Age: 14 years and 7 months) 🔗
October 29, 1923
The Republic of Turkey is proclaimed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, marking the end of the Ottoman Empire. (Age: 15 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 21, 1924
Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and first head of the Soviet Union, dies. (Age: 15 years and 7 months) 🔗
January 24, 1924
The first Winter Olympics take place in Chamonix, France, establishing a new tradition in international sport. (Age: 15 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

August 27, 1928
The Kellogg–Briand Pact is signed, in which 62 nations agree to renounce war as an instrument of national policy. (Age: 20 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 3, 1928
Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, marking the beginning of the antibiotic age. (Age: 20 years and 3 months) 🔗
October 24, 1929
Black Thursday, the first major crash of the U.S. stock market, heralds the start of the Great Depression. (Age: 21 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 26, 1930
The Salt Satyagraha begins: Mahatma Gandhi begins a 240-mile march to protest the British salt tax in India. (Age: 21 years and 8 months) 🔗
March 13, 1930
The planet Pluto is officially discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory. (Age: 21 years and 9 months) 🔗
September 18, 1931
The Mukden Incident provides the pretext for Japan's invasion of Manchuria, China, marking a key step toward World War II. (Age: 23 years and 3 months) 🔗
May 20, 1932
Amelia Earhart begins her solo non-stop transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat. (Age: 23 years and 11 months) 🔗
January 30, 1933
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany, leading to the rapid consolidation of Nazi power and the end of the Weimar Republic. (Age: 24 years and 8 months) 🔗
March 4, 1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as U.S. President and begins his "First Hundred Days," launching the New Deal program. (Age: 24 years and 9 months) 🔗
January 19, 1934
The discovery of artificial radioactivity by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie is announced, leading to their Nobel Prize. (Age: 25 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

September 30, 1938
The Munich Agreement is signed, allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, an act of appeasement that failed to prevent war. (Age: 30 years and 4 months) 🔗
November 9, 1938
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) occurs, a coordinated series of violent pogroms against Jews throughout Nazi Germany. (Age: 30 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 5, 1939
The German V-2 rocket program begins under Wernher von Braun, laying the groundwork for later space exploration. (Age: 30 years and 7 months) 🔗
August 23, 1939
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact is signed, a non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, secretly dividing Eastern Europe. (Age: 31 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland, officially starting World War II in Europe. (Age: 31 years and 3 months) 🔗
May 10, 1940
Germany launches its invasion of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, initiating the Battle of France. (Age: 31 years and 11 months) 🔗
August 13, 1940
The Battle of Britain begins, a large-scale aerial conflict where the Royal Air Force defends the UK against the German Luftwaffe. (Age: 32 years and 2 months) 🔗
June 22, 1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front. (Age: 33 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 7, 1941
Japan attacks the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, prompting the United States to formally enter World War II. (Age: 33 years and 6 months) 🔗
June 4, 1942
The Battle of Midway, a decisive naval victory for the U.S. against Japan, marks a turning point in the Pacific War. (Age: 34 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

April 4, 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established as a system of collective defense against Soviet expansion. (Age: 40 years and 10 months) 🔗
October 1, 1949
Mao Zedong proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), following the Chinese Civil War. (Age: 41 years and 4 months) 🔗
June 25, 1950
North Korea invades South Korea, starting the Korean War, a major conflict of the Cold War era. (Age: 42 years and 1 months) 🔗
March 29, 1951
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, limiting the U.S. President to two terms. (Age: 42 years and 10 months) 🔗
February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II ascends to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. (Age: 43 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 25, 1953
James Watson and Francis Crick publish their paper describing the double helix structure of DNA, a monumental discovery in biology. (Age: 44 years and 11 months) 🔗
June 17, 1953
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany occurs, where protests against economic policy are suppressed by Soviet troops. (Age: 45 years and 0 months) 🔗
June 18, 1953
Egypt is declared a republic, ending the Muhammad Ali dynasty. (Age: 45 years and 0 months) 🔗
May 17, 1954
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education, declaring state-sponsored segregation in public schools unconstitutional. (Age: 45 years and 11 months) 🔗
July 20, 1954
The Geneva Accords are signed, dividing Vietnam into North and South along the 17th parallel. (Age: 46 years and 1 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

January 1, 1959
Fidel Castro's forces overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, concluding the Cuban Revolution. (Age: 50 years and 7 months) 🔗
February 3, 1959
Rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper die in a plane crash, an event later known as "The Day the Music Died." (Age: 50 years and 8 months) 🔗
July 24, 1959
The "Kitchen Debate" between U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev takes place in Moscow. (Age: 51 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 21, 1959
The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in New York City, becoming an iconic work of modern architecture. (Age: 51 years and 4 months) 🔗
February 1, 1960
The Greensboro sit-ins begin in North Carolina, marking a major turning point in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. (Age: 51 years and 8 months) 🔗
July 1, 1960
Ghana becomes a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president. (Age: 52 years and 1 months) 🔗
April 12, 1961
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and orbit the Earth. (Age: 52 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 13, 1961
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West Berlin and symbolizing the Cold War. (Age: 53 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 16, 1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. (Age: 54 years and 4 months) 🔗
August 28, 1963
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Age: 55 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 60-70 Jahre

August 20, 1968
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to halt the liberal reforms of the Prague Spring. (Age: 60 years and 2 months) 🔗
July 3, 1969
Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, dies just a month after leaving the band. (Age: 61 years and 1 months) 🔗
July 20, 1969
The Apollo 11 mission successfully lands on the Moon; Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on an extraterrestrial body. (Age: 61 years and 1 months) 🔗
August 15, 1969
The Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York, becoming a defining moment for the counterculture generation. (Age: 61 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 29, 1969
The first message is sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. (Age: 61 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 17, 1970
The Apollo 13 mission safely returns to Earth after an oxygen tank explosion forced the crew to abort a moon landing. (Age: 61 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 21, 1970
Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup, permanently keeping the Jules Rimet trophy after their third victory. (Age: 62 years and 0 months) 🔗
January 2, 1971
The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is passed in the US, banning cigarette advertising on television and radio. (Age: 62 years and 7 months) 🔗
August 15, 1971
U.S. President Richard Nixon ends the convertibility of the US dollar to gold, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system. (Age: 63 years and 2 months) 🔗
June 17, 1972
Five men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex, triggering the scandal. (Age: 64 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 70-80 Jahre

July 25, 1978
Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby," is born in England, marking a major breakthrough in in-vitro fertilization (IVF). (Age: 70 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 17, 1978
The Camp David Accords are signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a framework for peace in the Middle East. (Age: 70 years and 3 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 70 years and 8 months) 🔗
March 28, 1979
A partial nuclear meltdown occurs at the Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania, the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power history. (Age: 70 years and 10 months) 🔗
November 4, 1979
The Iran hostage crisis begins when militant Iranian students storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 52 Americans hostage. (Age: 71 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 71 years and 7 months) 🔗
May 18, 1980
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, a major volcanic eruption that caused widespread devastation. (Age: 71 years and 11 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 72 years and 6 months) 🔗
April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 72 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 5, 1981
The U.S. CDC reports the first cases of what would later be known as AIDS, marking the beginning of the global pandemic. (Age: 73 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 80-90 Jahre

December 21, 1988
Pan Am Flight 103 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground. (Age: 80 years and 6 months) 🔗
March 24, 1989
The oil tanker Exxon Valdez runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil. (Age: 80 years and 10 months) 🔗
November 9, 1989
The Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War, is opened, leading to the end of the division of Germany and the collapse of East Germany. (Age: 81 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 81 years and 11 months) 🔗
October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 82 years and 4 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 82 years and 7 months) 🔗

Birthday-FAQ for John Bardeen

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did John Bardeen blow out so far?

» At 82 years, John Bardeen has already blown out 3403 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will John Bardeen be twice as old as today?

» John Bardeen ist 30.202 days old today. On 08.10.2073 John Bardeen will be twice as old as today. John Bardeen will then be 165 Jahre und 4 Monate years old.

When will John Bardeen be half as old as today?

» On 26.09.1949 John Bardeen was half of age today. Back then John Bardeen were 41 Jahre und 4 Monate years old.

When was John Bardeen conceived? - Time of your conception

» That's an interesting question. Let's try it this way: A pregnancy lasts an average of 268 days. If we subtract 268 days from the day of your birth (29.08.1907), we get the 29.08.1907. However, this statement is not very meaningful, since only 3% of pregnant women actually give birth after 268 days. Most pregnant women give birth within a time window of 10 days from the actual due date. Therefore, John Bardeen were conceived between 19.08.1907 and 08.09.1907.

How many prime number birthdays has John Bardeen had so far?

» At 82 years old, John Bardeen has already celebrated 22 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 82 years, you've already celebrated 7 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77). To be able to celebrate 10 special number birthdays, you have to live to be 111. But you still have some time until then. You'll celebrate your 111th birthday on 23.05.2019. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was John Bardeen at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» John Bardeen was born exactly 33460 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, John Bardeen was 91 years and 7 months old.

Oldest person in the world

John Bardeen is currently 40 years younger (44716 days) than the officially oldest person in the world, the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. She was born on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.

John Bardeen has lived 17426 days longer than he/she was dead.

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