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Edward Mills Purcell
Edward Mills Purcell is an American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics for his independent discovery of nuclear magnetic resonances in liquids and solids. Nuclear magnetic resonance has been widely used to study the molecular structure of pure materials and the composition of mixtures. His friends and colleagues know him as Ed Purcell.
BornAugust 30, 1912, Taylorville, Illinois, United States
DiedMarch 7, 1997, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
NationalityUnited States
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsHarvard University, MIT
Alma materPurdue University (BSEE), Harvard University (M.A.), Harvard University (Ph.D)
ThesisThe Focusing of Charges Particles by a Spherical Condenser (1938)
Other academic advisorsJohn Van Vleck
Doctoral studentsGeorge Pake, George Benedek, Charles Pence Slichter
Other notable studentsNicolaas Bloembergen
Known forNuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Smith-Purcell effect, 21 cm line, Scallop theorem
Notable awardsNobel Prize for Physics (1952), Oersted Medal (1967), National Medal of Science (1979), Max Delbruck Prize (1984), Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1988)

About Edward Mills Purcell

Physicist Edward Mills Purcell was born on August 30, 1912 in Illinois, United States (He dies at the age of 84, on March 7, 1997).

Physicist who pioneered the use of nuclear magnetic resonance to examine the molecular structure of pure materials. He was given the National Medal of Science in 1979 for his work as a science counselor to Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, US President John F. Kennedy, and US President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Edward Mills Purcell before becoming famous

Edward Mills Purcell was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1912 is also the year of Rat (鼠) in the Chinese Zodiac.

After graduating from Purdue University with a BSEE in electrical engineering, he went to Harvard University.

Achievement of Edward Mills Purcell

He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and his independent discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and solids, which he published in 1946, earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1952.

Edward Mills Purcell's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Until his death, he lived in Massachusetts.

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US President Dwight Eisenhower used him as an adviser.

Edward Mills Purcell Income & Net worth

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