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Edward Mills Purcell

American physicist (1912-1997).

Born August 30th, 1912 in Taylorville.

Died March 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Cambridge.

Occupations
nuclear physicist, physicist, university teacher

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu