Purcell, Edward M.

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: August 30, 1912 - March 7, 1997

Biographical Information

Edward Mills Purcell graduated in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1933. He received his Ph. D. from Harvard University in 1938 and worked as a physics instructor and later became professor of physics. He also served as the Head of the Fundementals Development Group for the Radiation Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a fellow of the President's Science Advisory Committee under President Eisenhower and President Kennedy.

Citation:

Nobelprize.org. (2017). E. M. Purcell - Biographical. https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1952/purcell-bio.html

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Purcell, Edward M., November 20, 1970

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSO 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 35

Scope and Contents

One oral history interview with Edward M. Purcell by Robert B. Eckles.

Dates: November 20, 1970

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Purdue University Office of Publications Oral History Program collection / Interviews

Purdue University Office of Publications Oral History Program collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSO 2

Scope and Contents

The Purdue Office of Publications Oral History Program collection documents Purdue University history through oral history interviews with Purdue University professors and administrators. Types of materials include: printed material, cassette tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, compact discs, and digital materials. Interview topics include Purdue history and changes in administration and academic departments.

Dates: 1969 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1972

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections