1938 ⟶ Isidor Rabi: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Isidor Rabi: Nuclear magnetic resonance
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🧊 Pyotr Kapitsa, John Allen, and Don Misener produce superfluid helium-4

Pyotr Kapitsa, John Allen and Don Misener produce supercooled helium-4, the first zero-viscosity superfluid, a substance that displays quantum mechanical properties on a macroscopic scale.⟶
Pyotr Kapitsa, John Allen, and Don Misener produce superfluid helium-4 (1937)
PhysicsSuperfluidityCryogenicsPyotr KapitsaQuantum MechanicsCondensed Matter PhysicsLow-Temperature Physics1930s
United KingdomUnited KingdomCanadaCanada

⚛️ Isidor Rabi: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Isidor Rabi: Nuclear magnetic resonance⟶
Isidor Rabi: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1938)
Nuclear PhysicsSpectroscopyIsidor RabiMagnetic ResonanceQuantum MechanicsMolecular Physics1930sPhysics
United StatesUnited States

☢️ Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann: Nuclear Fission Discovered

Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Nuclear fission discovered⟶
Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann: Nuclear Fission Discovered (1938)
Nuclear PhysicsNuclear FissionOtto HahnLise MeitnerFritz StrassmannRadioactivityAtomic Energy1930sHeavy Nuclei
GermanyGermany

☢️ Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner Discover the Process of Nuclear Fission in Uranium

Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner discover the process of nuclear fission in uranium.⟶
Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner Discover the Process of Nuclear Fission in Uranium (1939)
Nuclear PhysicsNuclear FissionOtto HahnLise MeitnerRadioactivityAtomic EnergyUranium1930s
GermanyGermanySwedenSweden

⚛️ Bloch and Purcell develop nuclear magnetic resonance

Felix Bloch and Edward Mills Purcell develop the process of nuclear magnetic resonance, an analytical technique important in elucidating structures of molecules, especially in organic chemistry.⟶
Bloch and Purcell develop nuclear magnetic resonance (1945)
PhysicsChemistryNMRBlochPurcellSpectroscopyAnalytical ChemistryMolecular Structure
USAUSA