New method of measuring nuclear magnetic moment, p. 318 in Physical Review Vol. 53, No. 4, February 15, 1938. THE DISCOVERY OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE: NOBEL PRIZE 1944

RABI, I. I., ZACHARIAS, J. R., MILLMAN, S. & KUSCH, P.

Published by Lancaster, PA & New York, NY: American Physical Society, 1938

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First edition, journal issue in original printed wrappers, of the first announcement of the discovery of magnetic resonance. Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898-1988) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1944 for developing a "resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei". His extensive research at Columbia University on investigations into the nature of the force that holds atomic nuclei together led to the creation of the molecular-beam magnetic-resonance detection method. Using this system, physicists were finally able to detect and measure magnetic moments of the nuclei. "The precise measurements yielded by this method made possible such subsequent applications as the atomic clock . . . and the laser, as well as the nuclear magnetic resonance imaging used in diagnostic medicine. Rabi's method provided the central technique for virtually all molecular and atomic beam experimentation" (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Magnetic resonance is not only of central importance in physics, but is also the foundation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which revolutionized medical imaging in the last decades of the twentieth century. Large 8vo, pp. 269-336. Original printed wrappers. Seller Inventory # ABE-1609591519331

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Title: New method of measuring nuclear magnetic ...

Publisher: Lancaster, PA & New York, NY: American Physical Society

Publication Date: 1938

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition