Home ยป Research begets research, look to 1940s for today's state-of- the-art innovation

Reply to comment

Research begets research, look to 1940s for today's state-of- the-art innovation

14
Jul
2011

by admin on 14 Jul, 2011 in

To get exquisitely detailed imaging of the inside of the human body, today's medical practitioners turn to the MRI. To get to the roots of the MRI, researchers turn to I.I. Rabi and his ground-breaking exploration of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in the 1940s. Rabi's work led to the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physics and supported not only the development of the MRI, but the atomic clock and the laser as well. To top off his legacy, Rabi was known for his love for and ability to teach younger generations of physicists. Find resources with additional information at the OSTI DOE R&D Accomplishments website. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about significant outcomes of past DOE R&D widely recognized as remarkable advancements in science.

read more...

Reply

Comments policy

We welcome your comments and you submission of web links to the OSTIblog and look forward to civil discourse on a variety of science and technology information topics. We will review comments before posting and we reserve the right to not post comments.

We prefer comments and links that are specific to the subject of the OSTIblog post.

You are fully responsible for everything that you submit, and all posted comments are in the public domain. This means that your comments could be distributed widely.

You may comment anonymously. Your name, website, and email are not required.

By selecting the preview button, submit button, and/or by submitting anti-spam answers, you accept these terms and conditions.

(If you're a human, don't change the following field)
Your first name.
By submitting this form, you accept the Mollom privacy policy.