Nico Bloembergen, 1st ed. 2019 Master of Light Springer Biographies Series
Auteur : Herber Rob
This biography is a personal portrait of one of the best-known Dutch physicists, Nicolaas Bloembergen. Born in 1920 in Dordrecht, Bloembergen studied physics in Utrecht, leaving after World War II for the United States, where he became an American citizen in 1958. At Harvard University, he pioneered nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR, used in chemistry and biology for structure identification; moreover leading to MRI), laser theory and nonlinear optics. In 1978 he was awarded the Lorentz Medal for his contribution to the theory of nonlinear optics (used in fiber optics), and in 1981 he received the Nobel Prize for physics, along with Arthur Schawlow and Kai Siegbahn.
The book is based on numerous conversations with Nicolaas Bloembergen himself, his wife Deli Brink, his family, and colleagues in science. It describes his childhood and study in Bilthoven and Utrecht, the first postwar years at Harvard, the discoveries of masers and lasers, and the award of the Nobel Prize.It also delves into Bloembergen's involvement in American politics, particularly his role in Ronald Reagan's controversial "Star Wars" program.
Dr. Rob Herber was Associate Professor at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam. Amongst others, he developed both methods and apparatus for atomic absorption spectrometry and an optical pyrometer for this apparatus. He is currently a guest researcher at the Descartes Centre of Utrecht University.
Date de parution : 01-2021
Ouvrage de 381 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
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Ajouter au panierDate de parution : 12-2019
Ouvrage de 381 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
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Mots-clés :
Nico Bloembergen Biography; Nobel Prize Winner Physics 1981; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nuclear magnetic relaxation; Laser spectroscopy; Nobel prize laser spectroscopy; Dutch Nobel laureates; Nuclear quadrupole interactions in alloys; Three-level solid state maser; Interactions of picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses; Pioneer nonlinear optics; Strategic defense initiative; Physics education during World War II; Reagan's Star Wars