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Felix Bloch

Physics

Swiss-American physicist who in 1946 at Stanford University independently developed a method, nuclear induction, for detecting nuclear magnetic resonance in bulk matter rather than in molecular beams. He shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics with Edward Purcell, and his method became one of the two founding techniques of the NMR spectrometer.

Facts
Birth Year
1905 1
Death Date
1983-09-10 2
Death Year
1983 1
Field
Physics 1
Death Place
Zurich, Switzerland 2
Nationality
Switzerland 2
Nationality
United States 2
Notable Work
nuclear magnetic resonance 2
Birthplace
Zurich, Switzerland 2
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Connections

Founded

Solid-State Physics, Disciplines

Credited with the foundational quantum theoretical result, band theory via Bloch's theorem, rather than sole founder of the broader field.

Source Condensed Matter Physics (Wikipedia)

Invented

NMR Spectrometer, Instruments

Independently developed nuclear induction, detecting NMR in bulk matter, at Stanford in early 1946.

Source Felix Bloch, Biographical (Nobel Prize)

Member Of

American Physical Society, Institutions
Source Felix Bloch (Wikipedia)
National Academy of Sciences, Institutions
Source Felix Bloch (Wikipedia)

Works In

Physics, Disciplines
Source Felix Bloch (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Switzerland

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Felix Bloch (Wikidata)
United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Felix Bloch (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Felix Bloch (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Felix Bloch (23 October 1905-10 September 1983) was a Swiss-American theoretical physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics with Edward Mills Purcell "for their development of new methods for nuclear magnetic precision measurements and discoveries in connection therewith." He was the first Stanford University Nobel laureate.
  • Works In: Physics
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Categories
    Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Categories
    Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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2. Felix Bloch (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1983-09-10T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Zurich, Switzerland
    Q72
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Switzerland
    Q39
  • P19 (place of birth): Zurich, Switzerland
    Q72
  • P800 (notable work): nuclear magnetic resonance
    Q209402
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Felix Bloch, Biographical (Nobel Prize)
NobelPrize.orgInvented: NMR SpectrometerView the Source
Condensed Matter Physics (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFounded: Solid-State PhysicsView the Source
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