When was Felix Bloch born?

Felix Bloch was born on 23 October 1905 in Zurich.

What positions has Felix Bloch held?

Positions held by Felix Bloch include: Director General of CERN (1954–1955).

Where did Felix Bloch study?

Felix Bloch was educated at ETH Zurich, Leipzig University.

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Felix Bloch

Swiss physicist (1905-1983)

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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."

Quick facts

Born: 23 October 1905 wd
Place of birth: Zurich wd
Died: 10 September 1983 wd
Place of death: Zurich wd
Citizenship: United States, Switzerland wd
Occupation: physicist, university teacher, nuclear physicist wd
Education: ETH Zurich, Leipzig University wd
Spouse: Clara Gertrud Leonore Misch wd

Positions held wd

Director General of CERN (1954–1955)

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physics (1952)
doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble (1959)
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Guggenheim Fellowship

About

He was the first Stanford University Nobel laureate.

Bloch made fundamental theoretical contributions to the understanding of ferromagnetism and electron behavior in crystal lattices. He is also considered one of the developers of nuclear magnetic resonance.

Questions

When was Felix Bloch born?: Felix Bloch was born on 23 October 1905 in Zurich.
What positions has Felix Bloch held?: Positions held by Felix Bloch include: Director General of CERN (1954–1955).
Where did Felix Bloch study?: Felix Bloch was educated at ETH Zurich, Leipzig University.

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