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Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Felix Bloch Biography and Timeline
Follow Felix Bloch through 5 dated historical records for Switzerland.
Felix Bloch, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1929–1940Years on this page
1929
1930
Doctoral Research in Leipzig
Completes doctoral research in Leipzig under Werner Heisenberg.
1936
Neutron Magnetic Moment Prediction
Predicts that the neutron should possess a magnetic moment despite having no net electric charge.
1939
Neutron Magnetic Resonance
With Luis Alvarez, applies resonance methods to determine the neutron magnetic moment.
1940
Quantitative Neutron Moment Publication
Publishes the neutron magnetic-moment measurement obtained with Luis Alvarez.
Records, sources and methodology
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