John Bardeen was born on 23 May 1908 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He was married to Jane Maxwell. He died on 30 January 1991 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Pictured on one of a set of four 41¢ USA commemorative postage stamps in the American Scientists series, issued 6 March 2008. Others honored in the series were Edwin Hubble, Linus Pauling, and biochemist Gerty Cori.
