Erwin Hahn

Erwin Hahn
Born
Erwin Louis Hahn

(1921-06-09)June 9, 1921
DiedSeptember 20, 2016(2016-09-20) (aged 95)
Berkeley, California
Alma materJuniata College
University of Illinois
AwardsOliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1971)
Wolf Prize in Physics (1983/4)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsStanford University
University of California

Erwin Louis Hahn (June 9, 1921 – September 20, 2016) was an American physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).[1] In 1950 he discovered the spin echo.[2]

  1. ^ Filler, AG: The history, development, and impact of computed imaging in neurological diagnosis and neurosurgery: CT, MRI, DTI: Nature Precedings doi:10.1038/npre.2009.3267.4.
  2. ^ Hahn, E.L. (1950). "Spin echoes". Physical Review. 80 (4): 580–594. Bibcode:1950PhRv...80..580H. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.80.580.