Edward M. Purcell

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American physicist Nobel laureate in Physics human physicist

Edward M. Purcell was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance, which laid the foundation for technologies such as MRI.

Aliases (1)

Edward Mills Purcell ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American physicist → Nobel laureate in Physics → human → physicist →
academicDegree	PhD in physics →
awardReceived	National Medal of Science → Nobel Prize in Physics → Nobel Prize in Physics 1952 → Oersted Medal →
causeOfFame	pioneering work in nuclear magnetic resonance →
coAuthor	David J. Morin →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1912-08-30 →
dateOfDeath	1997-03-07 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Purdue University →
employer	Harvard University →
familyName	Purcell →
fieldOfWork	nuclear magnetic resonance → nuclear physics → physics →
givenName	Edward →
hasAcademicAdvisor	Isidor Isaac Rabi →
hasInfluenced	medical imaging technology → modern solid-state physics →
influenced	development of magnetic resonance imaging →
knownFor	Purcell effect → detection of the 21-cm hydrogen line in the Milky Way → discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and solids → nuclear magnetic resonance →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Physical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
militaryService	Radiation Laboratory at MIT during World War II →
notableConcept	Purcell factor →
notablePublication	Electricity and Magnetism →
notableWork	discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance in bulk matter →
occupation	research scientist → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Taylorville, Illinois, United States →
placeOfDeath	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States →
positionHeld	professor of physics at Harvard University →
researchInterest	radio astronomy →
sexOrGender	male →
sharesNobelPrizeWith	Felix Bloch →
studiedAt	Harvard University → Purdue University →
taughtAt	Harvard University →
workLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Percy W. Bridgman ("Edward Mills Purcell") →	doctoralStudent
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory →	employed
Oersted Medal →	hasRecipient
President's Science Advisory Committee →	member
Felix Bloch ("Edward Mills Purcell") →	NobelPrizeSharedWith
Comstock Prize in Physics →	notableRecipient