Edward Mills Purcell was an American physicist born on August 30, 1912, in Taylorville, Illinois, and passed away on March 7, 1997, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He discovered nuclear magnetic resonance in 1945, independently of Felix Bloch, leading to the invention of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, which has extensive applications in physics and medical diagnostics. Together, they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1952. In 1951, he also discovered the 21-centimeter spectral line of hydrogen from the Milky Way, confirming the presence of hydrogen atoms in the universe.
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Meaning of the name - Edward
wealthy guardian, prosperous protector
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Place of Birth: Taylorville
Place of Death: Cambridge
Educated At: Purdue University | Harvard University
Occupation: nuclear physicist | university teacher | physicist
Employers: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Harvard University
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award | Karl G. Jansky Lectureship | Oersted Medal | Max Delbruck Prize | Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize | National Medal of Science | Nobel Prize in Physics
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 30, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 30, 2024 |
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| Sun | 6 Virgo 58 | 7 Virgo 51 | 28 Sagittarius 31 |
| Moon | 9 Aries 36 | 0 Leo 20 | 13 Taurus 40 |
| Mercury | 23 Leo 44 | 21 Leo 39 | 8 Sagittarius 38 |
| Venus | 22 Virgo 15 | 1 Libra 28 | 9 Aquarius 22 |
| Mars | 28 Virgo 6 | 26 Gemini 54 | 14 Sagittarius 42 |
| Jupiter | 6 Sagittarius 29 | 18 Gemini 52 | 26 Sagittarius 48 |
| Saturn | 4 Gemini 30 | 16 Pisces 35 | 29 Taurus 14 |
| Uranus | 0 Aquarius 6 | 27 Taurus 16 | 1 Aquarius 32 |
| Neptune | 25 Cancer 4 | 29 Pisces 4 | 25 Cancer 19 |
| Pluto | 29 Gemini 54 | 0 Aquarius 1 | 29 Gemini 2 |
| Rahu | 14 Aries 15 | 8 Aries 1 | 8 Aries 19 |
| Ketu | 14 Libra 15 | 8 Libra 1 | 8 Libra 19 |
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