Leon Cooper Autographs
Leon N. Cooper (né Kupchik; February 28, 1930 – October 23, 2024) was an American theoretical physicist and neuroscientist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superconductivity. Cooper developed the concept of Cooper pairs and collaborated with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer to develop the BCS theory of conventional superconductivity. In neuroscience, Cooper co-developed the BCM theory of synaptic plasticity.
Leon N. Kupchick was born on February 28, 1930 in The Bronx, New York City. His father, Irving Kupchik, was from Belarus and moved to the United States after the Russian Revolution in 1917. His mother, Anna Zola, was from Poland; she died when Leon was seven. His father changed the family's surname from Kupchick to Cooper when he remarried.
Leon attended the Bronx High School of Science, graduating in 1947.\nHe then studied at Columbia University, receiving a B.A. in 1951. He remained at Columbia for graduate school, obtaining an M.A. in 1953 and a Ph.D. in 1954. His doctoral thesis, written under Robert Serber, was on the subject of muonic atoms and the charge radius.
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Traded items with a signature of Leon Cooper
The most expensive item with a signature of Leon Cooper ("Nobel Prize in Physics" Dr Leon Cooper Hand Signed 3X5 Card) was sold in March 2025 for $299.99 while the cheapest item (Leon Cooper Signed First Day) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2010. The month with the most items sold (4) was April 2026 with an average selling price of $55.98 for an autographed item of Leon Cooper. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $299.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.04 was May 2012. In average, an autographed item from Leon Cooper is worth $24.99.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | "Nobel Prize in Physics" Dr Leon Cooper Hand Signed 3X5 Card | $299.99 |  |
| "Nobel Prize in Physics" Dr Leon Cooper Hand Signed 3X5 Card COA | $199.99 | |
| Leon Cooper Autographed Signed Nobel Prize Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $55.98 | |
 | Leon Cooper Nobel Prize Autographed Signed Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $59.98 | |
| Leon Cooper Nobel Prize Autographed Signed Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $59.98 | |
| Leon Cooper Nobel Prize Autographed Signed Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $59.98 | |
| Leon Cooper Nobel Prize Autographed Signed Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $59.98 | |
| Leon Cooper Nobel Prize Autographed Signed Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $55.98 | |
| Leon Cooper Nobel Prize Autographed Signed Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $55.98 | |
| Leon Cooper Nobel Prize Autographed Signed Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $55.98 | |
| Leon Cooper Nobel Prize Autographed Signed Album Page AMCo COA 19477 | $55.98 | |
| Leon Cooper Signed Autograph 8.5"x 11" Photo American Physicist Nobel Prize 1973 | $29.44 | |
| Leon Cooper Signed Autographed First Day Cover Physics Nobel Prize JSA CD09930 | $69.99 | |
| Leon Cooper Signed Fdc-cover-Nobel Prize Winner In Physics-scientist | $49.99 | |
| RARE! “Nobel Prize in Physics" Dr Leon Cooper Hand Signed FDC Dated 1963 | $199.99 | |
