Peter Mansfield
Peter Mansfield | |
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Mansfield in 2006 | |
| Born | 9 October 1933 |
| Died | 8 February 2017 (aged 83) Nottingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary College, University of London |
| Known for | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| Spouse |
Jean Margaret Kibble
(m. 1962) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Sidney George Mansfield Lillian Rose Turner |
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| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Proton magnetic resonance relaxation in solids by transient methods (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jack Powles |
| Website | The Nobelprize – Sir Peter Mansfield Biographical |
Sir Peter Mansfield FRS (9 October 1933 – 8 February 2017) was an English physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Paul Lauterbur, for discoveries concerning Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Mansfield was a professor at the University of Nottingham.