Nationality French Fields Physics Died June 8, 2011 | Role Physicist Name Anatole Abragam Awards Lorentz Medal | |
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Born December 15, 1914Griva, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire(now Latvia) ( 1914-12-15 ) Alma mater University of ParisOxford University (Ph.D) Known for The Principles of Nuclear Magnetismnuclear magnetic resonance Education University of Oxford, Jesus College, Oxford, University of Paris Notable awards Lorentz Medal, Matteucci Medal, Lomonosov Gold Medal Books The principles of nuclear, Electron paramagnetic resonanc, Time reversal - an autobi, De la physique avant tout, Réflexions d'un physicien Similar Pierre Aigrain, Maurice Allais, Alain Aspect | ||
Anatole Abragam (December 15, 1914 – June 8, 2011) was a French physicist who wrote The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism and made significant contributions to the field of nuclear magnetic resonance. Originally from Griva, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire, Abragam and his family emigrated to France in 1925.
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Education
After being educated at the University of Paris, (1933–1936), he served in the Second World War. After the war, he resumed his studies at the École Supérieure d'Électricité and subsequently obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in 1950 under the supervision of Maurice Pryce.
Career and research
In 1976, he was made an Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford, and Jesus College, Oxford. From 1960 to 1985, he worked as a professor at the Collège de France.
Awards and honours
He was awarded the Lorentz Medal in 1982. Abragam was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1974. He was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1983.