Cunningham Township in Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

1. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Marker

Inscription. Paul Lauterbur was a pioneer in the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to visualize molecules, solutions and solids. He was the first researcher to produce an image with NMR. His work led to the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), one of the most significant medical diagnostic discoveries of the 20th century. Lauterbur was awarded the 2003 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine.

Erected by University of Illinois.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the University of Illinois series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.

Location. 40° 6.478′ N, 88° 13.447′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Cunningham Township. It is on South Goodwin Avenue south of West Illinois Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the entrance to the Chemical and Life Sciences Building at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana IL 61801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Archaea (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Former Site of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign

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(about 400 feet away); Beginnings of Computer Music (about 500 feet away); Measuring Molecular Structure (about 500 feet away); Channing-Murray Foundation/Unitarian Church of Urbana (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (about 600 feet away); Cyclothems (about 700 feet away); String Project (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.

Also see . . . Paul Lauterbur. Wikipedia entry on the chemist and Nobel winner. (Submitted on June 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

2. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Marker

Marker is next to the trash can near the entrance on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.