Published in the Physical Review, it was by Dr. Bloembergen, Edward M. Purcell and Robert V. Pound and relied heavily on Dr. Bloembergen’s doctoral thesis. Of all his accomplishments, it appeared that Dr. Bloembergen was proudest of his pioneering work in nonlinear optics. “It was my good fortune to arrive at the right time at the right place,” Dr. Bloembergen later said of coming to Harvard. Following his NMR work, Dr. Bloembergen devoted his attention to the amplification of microwave energy and the device for producing this effect, the maser. Despite the seriousness with which he approached his work, Dr. Bloembergen was not without wit and humor.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 22:36 UTC