Felix Bloch

Born on October 23,1905 Born in Zurich, Switzerland Parents: Gustav Bloch and Agnes Bloch

After one year of studying engineering switched to physics 1928-received degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1934-accepted job position offered at Stanford University

Realized the magnetic moment of the neutrons could be obtained through observation of scattering iron wrote paper that worked out details of phenomenon Led experiment, carried out with L.W. Alvarez at the Berkeley cyclotron

was engaged in the early stages of work on atomic energy at Stanford University new method: combining it with essential elements of earlier work on magnetic moment of the neutron, to remeasure this important quantity 1946-Bloch & E.Purcell independently introduced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).

His more recent theoretical work dealt primarily with problems which have arisen in conjunction with experiments carried out in his laboratory 1961-received an endowed Chair by appointment as Max Stein

1954-Bloch took leave of absence to serve one year as first Director General of CERN return to Stanford University & continued his investigations on nuclear magnetism

investigations begun after return to Stanford in the fall of 1945 resulted shortly afterward in collaboration with W.W. Hansen and M.E. Packard new method of nuclear induction, a purely electromagnetic procedure for the study of nuclear moments in solids, liquids, or gases

Bloch married in 1940 Dr. Lore Misch Dr. Lore Misch was a refugee from Germany Died September 10, 1983 in Zurich

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