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Isidor Rabi
Developing a resonance method for measuring atomic nuclei’s magnetic properties.
Crystal magnetism · Molecular-beam resonance
- Born
- 29 July 1898
- Birthplace
- Rymanów, present-day Poland
- Died
- 11 January 1988
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Isidor Rabi
Isidor Rabi was an American physicist whose molecular-beam experiments helped establish magnetic resonance research.
Early life
Immigrant childhood
His family moved to the United States when he was an infant.
Scientific education
Studied chemistry at Cornell before completing a physics doctorate at Columbia.
Career
- 1929
Columbia appointment
Returned from European research to join its physics faculty.
- 1938
Resonance experiments
Introduced a precise method for measuring nuclear magnetic properties.
- 1940–1945
Wartime radar
Led research at MIT’s Radiation Laboratory.
- 1945
Postwar leadership
Returned to Columbia as head of the physics department and helped develop major research institutions.
Contributions
Crystal magnetism
Developed a method for measuring magnetic susceptibility.
Molecular-beam resonance
Used oscillating magnetic fields to probe atomic nuclei.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Recognised for his resonance measurement method.
Beyond physics
Research institutions
Helped promote the creation of Brookhaven National Laboratory and CERN.
Family
Married Helen Newmark in 1926; they had two daughters.
Sources & photo credit
Wikipedia biography and references ↗Further biography and career ↗Nobel Prize facts ↗Photo: Nobel Foundation. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
