Historical FigureMale
Isidor Isaac Rabi
1898 – 1988
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryIsrael Isaac "Isidor" Rabi was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 "for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei." He was also one of the first scientists in the United States to work on the cavity magnetron, which is used in microwave radar and microwave ovens.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 29, 1898
Rymanów
Date of death
January 11, 1988
Manhattan
Citizenship
United States · Cisleithania
Occupations & fields
physicistnuclear physicistuniversity teachertheoretical physicist
Awards & honours
Atoms for Peace AwardNiels Bohr International Gold MedalNobel Prize in PhysicsElliott Cresson MedalFour Freedoms Award – Freedom from FearOersted Medal
- Field and occupation
- americký fyzik
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