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Erwin Hahn

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Erwin Hahn
Born (1921-06-09) June 9, 1921 (age 103)
AwardsWolf Prize in Physics (1983/4)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley

Erwin L. Hahn (born 1921) is a U.S. physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).[1] In 1950 he discovered the spin echo.

He received his B.S. in Physics from Juniata College. He has been Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley since 1991 and was professor of physics, 1955-91. In 1999 Hahn was awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences.[2]

See also

  • Pulsed magnetic resonance--NMR, ESR, and optics: a recognition of E.L. Hahn. Oxford University Press. 1992. ISBN 0198539622. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

References

  1. ^ Filler, AG: The history, development, and impact of computed imaging in neurological diagnosis and neurosurgery: CT, MRI, DTI: Nature Precedings DOI: 10.1038/npre.2009.3267.4.
  2. ^ "Comstock Prize in Physics". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 February 2011.

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