Edward Mills Purcell

Edward Mills Purcell
Edward Mills Purcell
	Purcell in 1952
Born	30 August 1912; Taylorville, Illinois, U.S.
Died	7 March 1997 (aged 84); Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Purdue University (BSEE); Harvard University (MA, PhD);
Known for	Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; 21 cm line; Microswimmer; Scallop theorem; Purcell effect; Smith–Purcell effect;
Awards	Nobel Prize for Physics (1952); Oersted Medal (1967); National Medal of Science (1979); Max Delbruck Prize (1984); Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1988);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Thesis	The Focusing of Charged Particles by a Spherical Condenser (1938)
Doctoral advisor	Kenneth Bainbridge
Other academic advisors	John Van Vleck
Doctoral students	George Benedek; George Pake; Charles Pence Slichter;
Other notable students	Nicolaas Bloembergen; Julie Fouquet;

Edward Mills Purcell (August 30, 1912 – March 7, 1997) was an American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics for his independent discovery (published 1946) of nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and in solids. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has become widely used to study the molecular structure of pure materials and the composition of mixtures. Friends and colleagues knew him as Ed Purcell.

Edward Mills Purcell
Purcell in 1952
Born	(1912-08-30)30 August 1912 Taylorville, Illinois, U.S.
Died	7 March 1997(1997-03-07) (aged 84) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Purdue University (BSEE) Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Known for	Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy 21 cm line Microswimmer Scallop theorem Purcell effect Smith–Purcell effect
Awards	Nobel Prize for Physics (1952) Oersted Medal (1967) National Medal of Science (1979) Max Delbruck Prize (1984) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1988)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis	The Focusing of Charged Particles by a Spherical Condenser (1938)
Doctoral advisor	Kenneth Bainbridge
Other academic advisors	John Van Vleck
Doctoral students	George Benedek George Pake Charles Pence Slichter
Other notable students	Nicolaas Bloembergen Julie Fouquet