The Saga of Felix Bloch
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
23 October 1905 – 10 September 1983
Leaderboard Rank
#58 in Scientists & Inventors
Verified Hearts
43,973 Hearts
ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
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." He was the first Stanford University Nobel laureate.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
Bloch made fundamental theoretical contributions to the understanding of ferromagnetism and electron behavior in crystal lattices.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Bloch made fundamental theoretical contributions to the understanding of ferromagnetism and electron behavior in crystal lattices.
