# Isidor Rabi

_American physicist (1898–1988)_

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> Israel Isaac "Isidor" Rabi was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 "for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei." He was also one of the first scientists in the United States to work on the cavity magnetron, which is used in microwave radar and microwave ovens.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 29 July 1898 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Rymanów ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P19))
- **Died:** 11 January 1988 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P570))
- **Place of death:** Manhattan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States; Cisleithania ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; nuclear physicist; university teacher; theoretical physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P106))
- **Education:** Columbia University; Cornell University; John Jay Educational Campus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P69))
- **Spouse:** Helen Newmark ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P26))
- **Awards:** Atoms for Peace Award; Niels Bohr International Gold Medal; Nobel Prize in Physics; Elliott Cresson Medal; Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear; Oersted Medal; NAS Public Welfare Medal; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award; Fellow of the American Physical Society; I. I. Rabi Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969#P166))

## Questions

**When was Isidor Rabi born?**  
Isidor Rabi was born on 29 July 1898 in Rymanów.

**Where did Isidor Rabi study?**  
Isidor Rabi was educated at Columbia University, Cornell University, John Jay Educational Campus.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Isidor Rabi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidor_Rabi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q165969](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165969) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: II Rabi.jpg by Nobel Foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:II_Rabi.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Isidor Rabi". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/isidor-rabi. Retrieved 15 November 2026.