Anatole Abragam
Anatole Abragam | |
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Born | |
Died | 8 June 2011 | (aged 96)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | University of Paris Supélec University of Oxford (Ph.D) |
Known for | The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism |
Awards | Holweck Medal (1958) Lorentz Medal (1982) Matteucci Medal (1992) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1995) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nuclear magnetic resonance Electron paramagnetic resonance |
Thesis | Some magnetic properties of crystals (Theory) (1950) |
Doctoral advisor | Maurice Pryce |
Anatole Abragam (15 December 1914 – 8 June 2011)[1][2] was a French physicist who wrote The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism[3] and made significant contributions to the field of nuclear magnetic resonance.[4] Originally from Griva, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire, Abragam and his family emigrated to France in 1925.[5][4]
Education
After being educated at the
Career and research
In 1976, he was made an Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford, and Jesus College, Oxford.[6] From 1960 to 1985, he worked as a professor at the Collège de France.[5][7]
Awards and honors
Abragam won the Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize in 1958. Abragam was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1974.[8] He was awarded the Lorentz Medal in 1982. He was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1983.[5]
A building in
Publications
- Abragam, Anatole (1961). The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism. Clarendon Press. p. 599. OCLC 242700.
- Abragam A & Bleaney B. Electron paramagnetic resonance of transition ions. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1970.[10]
- Abragam, Anatole (1989). Time Reversal, an autobiography [De la physique avant toute chose (title of the Fr. original)]. Oxford University Press. OCLC 18989324.
References
- ^ Archived copy Archived 31 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (French)
- ^ "Décès d'Anatole Abragam". IRAMIS (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ISBN 0837902258.
- ^ ScienceWorld.
- ^ ISSN 0080-4606.
- ^ "Abragam Anatole - Magdalen College". Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Anatole Abragam - Professeurs honoraires - Chaire européenne - College de France". Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Inauguration du bâtiment Abragam SPEC-IPhT
- ^ "Electron Paramagnetic Resonance" (PDF). upenn.edu. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
- Anatole Abragam. 15 December 1914 — 8 June 2011 Biographial Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society