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Birth of Felix Bloch

23 October 1905

Swiss physicist (1905-1983). Felix Bloch was born on 23 October 1905 in what is now Switzerland. Felix Bloch is remembered as a physicist, university teacher and nuclear physicist, a citizen of the United States and Switzerland. Notable works include “nuclear magnetic resonance”. Positions held included Director General of CERN.

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