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Also Known As Paul Christian Lauterbur
Born May 6, 1929 • Ohio
Died March 27, 2007 (aged 77) • Urbana • Illinois
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (2003)
Subjects Of Study magnetic resonance imaging • nuclear magnetic resonance
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