Nico Bloembergen

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 The Bloembergen Dynasty: High Peaks and Deep Valleys
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   Chapter 2 Bilthoven: Playground for the Elite (1925–1938). Primary School and High School
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   Chapter 3 In the Footsteps of Lorentz, Kramers, and Ornstein
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   Chapter 4 BSc and MSc Exams in Wartime—Infected by Science
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   Chapter 5 Quantum Mechanics and Oil Lamps: Bilthoven in the War
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   Chapter 6 A Leap into the Deep
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   Chapter 7 To Harvard: Tintin in America (1946–1947)
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   Chapter 8 Doctorate in Leiden: In the Lab of Kamerlingh Onnes (1947–1948)
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    Chapter 9 A Permanent Position in Harvard. Marriage
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    Chapter 10 From Atoms to Humans: Chemical Shift and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    Chapter 11 The Birth of the Maser—Oil and the Milky Way: Applications of the Maser
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    Chapter 12 The Wild West and Soviets—Laser Applications from Eyes to Cars
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    Chapter 13 From Lasers to Nonlinear Optics
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    Chapter 14 Crowning Glory: The Nobel Prize
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    Chapter 15 Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
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    Chapter 16 Emeritus, But Not Retired