Edward Purcell
- Born: August 30, 1912 (Taylorville, Illinois)
- Died: March 7, 1997 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Education
- 1933: BSEE, Purdue University
- 1935: AM, Harvard University
- 1938: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1938–1949: Harvard University, Instructor to Associate Professor of Physics
- 1949–1960: Harvard University, Professor of Physics
- 1960–1980: Harvard University, Gerhard Gade University Professor
- 1980–1997: Harvard University, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1941–1946: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Researcher
- 1950–1971: Harvard University, Senior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1957–1960: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
- 1962–1965: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
- 1970–1970: American Physical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1953–1957: Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, United States Air Force
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1951: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1952: Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1979: National Medal of Science
- 1984: American Physical Society, Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics
Archival Resources
Harvard University Archives, Pusey Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oral History Interviews
- 1964: Columbia University, Oral History Research Office
- 1977: Available Online
- 1991: Available Online
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Robert V. Pound, "Edward Mills Purcell: 1912-1997", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
John S. Rigden, "In Appreciation: Edward Mills Purcell, August 30, 1912–March 7, 1997," Physics in Perspective 13 (2011): 91-103
