Email this
$29.95 DVD
|
(1898–1988), American physicist and Nobel laureate, known for his development of the magnetic resonance method for the study of the hyperfine structure of atomic spectra. Rabi was born in Rymanow, Austria (now in Poland), and received his Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in 1927 for a dissertation on the magnetic properties of crystals. In 1930 Rabi began research on the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei in an effort to ascertain the nature of the force binding the protons in the nuclei. He was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of a method to measure the hyperfine transition levels of atoms by using known radio frequencies to cause transitions between these energy levels. Rabi worked on radar development during World War II and was one of the leading scientists on the project that developed the atomic bomb. For further information on this person, see the section Rabi, Isidor Isaac.
An article from Funk & Wagnalls® New Encyclopedia. © 2006 World Almanac Education Group. A WRC Media Company. All rights reserved. Except as otherwise permitted by
written agreement, uses of the work inconsistent with U.S. and applicable foreign copyright and related laws are prohibited.
|
ENCYCLOPEDIA:
RABI, Isidor Isaac
RABI, Isidor Isaac. (1898–1988), American physicist and Nobel laureate, known for his development of the magnetic resonance method for the study of the hyperfine structure of atomic spectra. Rabi was born in . . .
Beyond the Big Bang: Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Gravity
Video
4:37 min
-
This Day in History: 08/12/1990 - T-Rex Bones Discovered
Video
1:00 min
-
Beyond the Big Bang: Albert Einstein
Video
3:41 min
-
Beyond the Big Bang: Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Gravity
4:37 min
In this History Channel video clip on Isaac Newton, we learn a lot about the scientist who is said to be the smartest one to have ever lived. Learn a bit about gravity and Newton's analysis on the moon. His laws explain almost everything.
In this History Channel video clip on Isaac Newton, we learn a lot about the scientist who is said to be the smartest one to have ever lived. Learn a bit about gravity and Newton's analysis on the moon. His laws explain almost everything.
This Day in History: 08/12/1990 - T-Rex Bones Discovered
1:00 min
On this day in 1990, fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota.
On this day in 1990, fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota.
Beyond the Big Bang: Albert Einstein
3:41 min
In this History Channel video clip we take a look at the life of Albert Einstein. Learn all there is to know about the genius who re-defined gravity by learning new things about it. Like Isaac Newton, Einstein had a huge imagination.
In this History Channel video clip we take a look at the life of Albert Einstein. Learn all there is to know about the genius who re-defined gravity by learning new things about it. Like Isaac Newton, Einstein had a huge imagination.
ADVERTISEMENT
