Josephson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of
Joseph
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...
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Andy Josephson (born 1964), American lawyer and politician
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Brian David Josephson (born 1940), Welsh physicist
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Duane Josephson (1942–1997), American baseball player
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Erland Josephson (1923–2012), Swedish actor and author
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Erik Josephson (1864–1929), Swedish architect
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Ernst Josephson
Ernst Abraham Josephson (1851–1906) was a Swedish painter and poet. He specialized in portraits, Genre art, genre scenes of folklife and folklore.
Background
He was born to a middle-class family of merchants of Jewish ancestry. His uncle Lud ...
(1851–1906), Swedish painter
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Ian Josephson, Canadian judge
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Julien Josephson (1881–1959), American motion picture screenwriter
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Karen Josephson (born 1964), American swimmer
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Les Josephson (1942–2020), American football player
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Mark Josephson
Mark E. Josephson (1943-2017) was an American cardiologist and writer, who was in the 1970s one of the American pioneers of the medical cardiology subspecialty of cardiac electrophysiology. His book titled ''Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: T ...
(1943–2017), American cardiac electrophysiologist
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Matthew Josephson (1899–1978), American journalist and author
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Samantha Josephson (died 2019), American murder victim
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Sarah Josephson (born 1964), American swimmer
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Timothy Josephson, American politician
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Mark Josephson (entrepreneur) (born 1972), American entrepreneur and Executive coach
See also
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Josephson effect
In physics, the Josephson effect is a phenomenon that occurs when two superconductors are placed in proximity, with some barrier or restriction between them. The effect is named after the British physicist Brian Josephson, who predicted in 1962 ...
, used in quantum-mechanical circuits, with related terms:
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Josephson energy
In physics, the Josephson effect is a phenomenon that occurs when two superconductors are placed in proximity, with some barrier or restriction between them. The effect is named after the British physicist Brian Josephson, who predicted in 1962 ...
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Josephson penetration depth
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Josephson vortex
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Pi Josephson junction
A Josephson junction (JJ) is a quantum mechanical device which is made of two superconducting electrodes separated by a barrier (thin insulating tunnel barrier, normal metal, semiconductor, ferromagnet, etc.).
A Josephson junction is a Josephso ...
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Josefsson
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Hans Josephsohn (1920–2012), Swiss sculptor
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