Isidor Isaac "I. I." Rabi
- Born: July 29, 1898 (Raymanow, Austria-Hungary)
- Died: January 11, 1988 (New York, New York)
Education
- 1919: BChem, Cornell University
- 1922–1922: Cornell University
- 1922–1927: Columbia University
- 1927: PhD, Columbia University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1927–1928: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich and University of Hamburg, Barnard Fellow
- 1928–1929: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, University of Munich, University of Copenhagen, University of Hamburg, and University of Leipzig, International Education Board Fellow
- 1929–1930: Columbia University, Lecturer in Physics
- 1930–1937: Columbia University, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor Physics
- 1937–1951: Columbia University, Professor of Physics
- 1951–1964: Columbia University, Higgins Professor of Physics
- 1961–1962: Associated Universities, Inc., President
- 1964–1967: Columbia University, University Professor
- 1967–1988: Columbia University, Emeritus University Professor
Other Positions
- 1938–1939: Institute for Advanced Study, Member
- 1940–1942: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Researcher, Cavity Magnetron Development Group
- 1942–1945: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Associate Director
- 1942–1945: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Nonresident Director, Columbia University Satellite
- 1945–1949: Columbia University, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1950–1950: American Physical Society, President
- 1955–1956: Harvard University, Moeb Lecturer
- 1956–1957: United States Office of Defense Mobilization, Chair, Science Advisory Committee
- 1957–1961: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1939–1939: Consultant, Ballistics Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, United States Army
- 1942–1945: Chair, Vacuum Tube Development Committee, National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research and Development
- 1942–1945: Consultant, Manhattan Project
- 1946–1947: Chair, Policy Council, Joint Research and Development Board
- 1946–1949: Member, Council, National Academy of Sciences
- 1947–1956: Member, General Advisory Committee, United States Atomic Energy Commission
- 1950–1950: United States Delegate to the General Assembly, UNESCO
- 1950–1950: Member, Committee to Explore the Role of Science in Foreign Relations, National Academy of Sciences
- 1950–1953: Member, United States National Committee, UNESCO
- 1952–1956: Chair, General Advisory Committee, United States Atomic Energy Commission
- 1952–1957: Member, Science Advisory Committee, United States Office of Defense Mobilization
- 1955–1955: Vice President, Advisory Committee, United Nations International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva
- 1958–1958: Vice President, Advisory Committee, Second United Nations Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva
- 1962–1963: Chair, Board of Trustees, Associated Universities, Inc.
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1963: Available Online
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Norman F. Ramsey, "I. I. Rabi: 1898-1988", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
John S. Rigden, Rabi: Scientist and Citizen (New York: Basic Books, 1987)
Paul Forman, "Molecular Beam Measurements of Nuclear Moments before Magnetic Resonance, Part I: I. I. Rabi and Deflecting Magnets to 1938," Annals of Science 55 (1998): 111-169
Norman F. Ramsey, "Early History of Magnetic Resonance," Physics in Perspective 1 (1999): 123-135
Michael A. Day, "In Appreciation, I. I. Rabi: The Two Cultures and the Universal Culture of Science," Physics in Perspective 6 (2004): 428-476
John Krige, "Isidor I. Rabi and CERN," Physics in Perspective 7 (2005): 150-164
