How Did Robert Pound Impact Physics Without a Ph.D.?

[jtbell]

He and Glen Rebka first observed the gravitational redshift of light in a terrestrial laboratory. He was also involved in the discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance. Amazingly, although he was on the Harvard faculty for many years and even served as physics department chairman, he never earned a Ph.D.!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/us/20pound.html

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Wow, interesting.

 

[hypatia]

Thanks JT for letting us know this. I dearly love this kind of scientist. RIP

 

[marcusl]

He had a great sense of humor and was an engaging speaker late into life. His slide show on his days at the Rad Lab and subsequent discovery of NMR with Purcell right after the war were spellbinding.

 

[George Jones]

He and Glen Rebka first observed the gravitational redshift of light in a terrestrial laboratory. He was also involved in the discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance. Amazingly, although he was on the Harvard faculty for many years and even served as physics department chairman, he never earned a Ph.D.!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/us/20pound.html

Fascinating.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Amazing, he even had a unit of measure and a cake named after him.

 

[jtbell]

And a unit of currency!

 

[Evo]

"Did you try whacking it?"

Thanks for posting that jt, very interesting man.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

"Did you try whacking it?"

Thanks for posting that jt, very interesting man.

Perhaps we should change that to "Did you try Pounding it" in his honour.