Erwin Hahn

Physicist, Academic

1921 –

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Who is Erwin Hahn?

Erwin L. Hahn is a U.S. physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance. In 1950 he discovered the spin echo.

He received his B.S. in Physics from Juniata College and his M.S. and Ph.D. from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley since 1991 and was professor of physics, 1955-91. In 1999 Hahn was awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences.

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Born
Jun 9, 1921
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Also known as
  • Erwin L. Hahn
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
    Physics
    ( - 1949/06)
Employment
  • University of California, Berkeley
Lived in
  • California

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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