Pioneers of magnetic resonance

Nuclear magnetic resonance and electron paramagnetic resonance have become some of the most powerful tools of modern analytical chemistry. From its origins in the 1940s to recent cutting edge advancements, the history of magnetic resonance is tied to the lives of the many scientists who helped explore its fundamental principles and practical applications. Pioneers of Magnetic Resonance is a collection of these stories, starting with the scientists who first discovered the phenomena, detailing magnetic resonance's initial use in chemistry, and how it became such a ubiquitous technique. The authors' personal recollections of the giants in the field give unique insight into the connection between people and their impact on the scientific community.

Preface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chapter 1. Discovery of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Rabi, Purcell, and Bloch, Carmen J. Giunta and Vera V. Mainz Chapter 2. H. S. Gutowsky and the Use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, H. N. Cheng and Gregory S. Girolami Chapter 3. Wits and Smarts Make Scientific Pioneers, Pierre Laszlo Chapter 4. Donald E. Woessner: A Master of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Effects and His Insights into the History of MRI, E. Thomas Strom Chapter 5. The Stejskal Double-Bearing Rotor for Magic-Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Jacob Schaefer Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Chapter 6. Yevgenii Konstantinovich Zavoiskii and the Battle for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, David E. Lewis Chapter 7. Samuel Isaac Weissman, Pioneer of Chemical Applications of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and the Way He Was, James R. Norris Chapter 8. George K. Fraenkel: Electron Spin Resonance Pioneer, Jack H. Freed Chapter 9. Harden M. McConnell: The Life of a Giant in Magnetic Resonance, Lawrence J. Berliner Chapter 10. R. Linn Belford: A Scientific Journey from Understanding EPR Spectra to Building High Field EPR Instrumentation, Alex I. Smirnov Chapter 11. Excitement about Relaxation: Relaxation and the History of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Sandra S. Eaton and Gareth R. Eaton Editors' Biographies Author Index Subject Index