The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Edward M. Purcell
Title:
Professor of Physics
Affiliation:
Harvard University
Cambridge,Massachusetts 02138 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1997
Award Discipline:
Physical Sciences
Award Year:
1979
Citation:
"For contributions to nuclear magnetic resonance in condensed matter and the measurement of interstellar magnetic fields."
Presented by President Carter at a White House Ceremony on January 14, 1980.
Nobel Laureate:
Physics, 1952