Prior Art :

• Uhlenbeck G.E., Goudsmit S.A., Ersetzung der Hypothese vom unmechanischen Zwang durch eine Forderung bezüglich des inneren Verhaltens jedes einzelnen Elektrons
  Naturwissenschaften 47, 953-954 (1925).
  Discovery of [electron] spin. Read this!.
• Van Vleck J.H.,
  The Theory of Electric and Magnetic Susceptibilities,
  Oxford University Press, New York 1932, ISBN 978-0198512431. Hardcover >>.
  Years later, this work became the basis for the theory of chemical shifts.
• Heitler W., Teller E.,
  Proc.Roy.Soc.(London) A155, 629 (1936).
  First estimates of spin-lattice interaction.
• Bloch Felix,
  On the Magnetic Scattering of Neutrons,
  Phys.Rev. 50, 259-260 (1936). DOI.
  The question of the magnetic moment of the neutron stimulated much of the early interest.
• Görter C.J.,
  Physica 3, 503 (1936).
  Describes the apparatus to be used for nuclear spin resonance in bulk matter.
• Görter C.J.,
  Negative Result of an Attempt to Detect Nuclear Magnetic Spins,
  Physica 3, 995-998 (1936).
  Failure ! of the first attempts to detect NMR in bulk matter at 20 MHz in LiF and Al-K alum
  at Kammerling Onnes Laboratorium, Leiden, Netherlands.
• Powers P.N., Beyer H.G., Dunning J.R.,
  Experiments on the Magnetic Moment of the Neutron,
  Phys.Rev. 51, 371-372 (1937). DOI.
• Rabi I.I.,
  Space Quantization in a Gyrating Magnetic Field,
  Phys.Rev. 51, 652-654 (1937).
  Magnetic resonance in molecular beams proposed to measure angular moments.
• Lasarew B.G., Schubnikow L.W.,
  Soviet Physics 11, 445 (1937).
  First detection of nuclear contribution to magnetic susceptibility in liquid H2.
• Bloch Felix,
  On the Magnetic Scattering of Neutrons. II,
  Phys.Rev. 51, 994 (1937). DOI.
• Rabi I.I., Zacharias J.R., Millman S., P. Kusch P.,
  A New Method of Measuring Nuclear Magnetic Moment,
  Phys.Rev. 53, 318 (1938).
  Magnetic resonance in molecular beams proposed to measure nuclear moments.
• Rabi I.I., Millman S., P. Kusch P., Zacharias J.R.,
  The Molecular Beam Resonance Method for Measuring Nuclear Magnetic Moments.
  The Magnetic Moments of 3Li6, 3Li7 and 9F19,
  Phys.Rev. 55, 526-535 (1939).
  Magnetic resonance in molecular beams used to measure nuclear moments.
• Kellog J.M.B., Rabi I.I., Ramsey N.F. Jr., Zacharias J.R.,
  The Magnetic Moments of the Proton and the Deuteron.
  The Radiofrequency spectrum of H2 in Various Magnetic Fields.,
  Phys.Rev. 56, 728-743 (1939).
• Alvarez L.W., Bloch F.,
  A Quantitative Determination of the Neutron Moment in Absolute Nuclear Magnetons,
  Phys.Rev. 57, 122 (1940).
  Magnetic moment of the neutron was determined by magnetic resonance in a neutron beam.
• Bloch F., Siegert A.,
  Magnetic Resonance for Nonrotating Fields,
  Phys.Rev. 57, 522 (1940).
  Theory of the Bloch-Siegert effect.
• Lamb W.E.,
  Internal Diamagnetic Fields,
  Phys.Rev. 60, 817-819 (1941). DOI.
  First estimates of what is today known as chemical screening.
• Görter C.J., Broer L.J.F.,
  Negative Result of an Attempt to Observe Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Solids,
  Physica 9, 591-595 (1942).
  Failure !
  They used LiCl and KF as samples and saturated them because of exceptionally long T1.
• Broer L.J.F.,
  On the Theory of Paramagnetic Relaxation,
  Physica 10, 801 (1943).
• Bloch F., Rabi I.I.,
  Atoms in variable magnetic fields,
  Rev.Mod.Phys. 17, 237-244 (1945).
  

  Year 1946

• Purcell E.M., Torrey H.C., Pound R.V.,
  Resonance Absorption by Nuclear Magnetic Moments in a Solid,
  Phys.Rev. 69, 37-38 (1946). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.69.37
  Success !
• Bloch F., Hansen W.W., Packard M.E.,
  Nuclear induction,
  Phys.Rev. 69, 127 (1946). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.69.127
• Bloch F., Hansen W.W., Packard M.E.,
  Nuclear Induction,
  Phys.Rev. 69, 680 (1946); Comm.to the Am.Phys.Soc. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.69.674.2
  Success !
• Pound R.V., Purcell E.M., Torrey H.C.,
  Measurements of Magnetic Resonance Absorption by Nuclear Moments in Solids,
  Phys.Rev. 69, 681 (1946); Comm.to the Am.Phys.Soc. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.69.674.2
• Torrey H.C.,
  Theory of Magnetic Resonance Absorption by Nuclear Moments in Solids,
  Phys.Rev. 69, 680 (1946); Comm.to the Am.Phys.Soc.
• Purcell E.M.,
  Spontaneous Emission Probabilities at Radio Frequencies,
  Phys.Rev. 69, 681 (1946); Comm.to the Am.Phys.Soc.
  First estimate of radiation damping.
• Bloch F.,
  Nuclear Induction,
  Phys.Rev. 70, 460-474 (1946).
  Bloch equations and first S/N estimates.
• Bloch F., Hansen W.W., Packard M.E.,
  The Nuclear Induction Experiment,
  Phys.Rev. 70, 474-485 (1946). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.70.474
  Detailed tecnical article. Estimates of relaxation rates.
• Purcell E.M., Pound R.V., Bloembergen N.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Absorption in Hydrogen Gas,
  Phys.Rev. 70, 986-987 (1946).
• Purcell E.M., Bloembergen N., Pound R.V.,
  Resonance Absorption by Nuclear Magnetic Moments in a Single Crystal of CaF2,
  Phys.Rev. 70, 988-988 (1946).
  Observation and theory of orientation dependence in solids.
  

  Year 1947

• Görter C.J.,
  Paramagnetic Relaxation,
  Elsevier Publishing Co., New York 1947.
• Anderson H.L., Novick A.,
  Magnetic Moment of the Triton,
  Phys.Rev. 71, 372-373 (1947).
• Bloch F., Graves A.C., Packard M.E., Spence R.W.,
  Spin and Magnetic Moment of Tritium,
  Phys.Rev. 71, 373-374 (1947).
• Bloch F., Graves A.C., Packard M.E., Spence R.W.,
  Relative Moments of H1 and H3,
  Phys.Rev. 71, 551 (1947).
• Bloch F., Graves A.C., Packard M.E., Spence R.W.,
  Relative Moments of H1 and H3,
  Phys.Rev. 71, 661-661 (1947).
• Bloch F., Levinthal E.C., Packard M.E.,
  Relative Nuclear Moments of H1 and H2,
  Phys.Rev. 71, 1125-1126 (1947).
• Roberts A.,
  Two New Methods for Detecting Nuclear Radiofrequency Resonance Absorption,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 18, 845 (1947). DOI 10.1063/1.1740859
• Roberts A.,
  The Magnetic Moment of the Deuteron,
  Phys.Rev. 72, 979-979 (1947). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.72.979
  First observation of "wiggles" (he coined the term).
• Bloch F., Levinthal E.C., Packard M.E.,
  Relative Nuclear Moments of H1 and H2,
  Phys.Rev. 72, 1125-1126 (1947).
  

  Year 1948

• Bardeen J., Townes C.H.,
  Calculation of Nuclear Quadrupole Effects in Molecules,
  Phys.Rev. 73, 97-105 (1948).
  Done for molecular beam experiments, this paper very accurately handles NQR effects.
• Bloembergen N.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation,
  The Hague Martinns, Nijhoff 1948; reprinted by Benjamin, New York 1961.
  First NMR monograph
• Pake G.E.,
  Nuclear Resonance Absorption in Hydrated Crystals: Fine Structure of the Proton Line,
  J.Chem.Phys. 16, 327 (1948).
  First applications in chemical physics.
  Introduction of the famous Pake doublet.
• Bloembergen N., Purcell E.M., Pound R.V.,
  Relaxation Effects in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Absorption,
  Phys.Rev. 73, 679-712 (1948). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.73.679
  This could be considered as the first NMR review.
  Introduction of the BPP relaxation formula, including a factor 2 error.
• Jacobsohn B.A., Wangsness R.K.,
  Shapes of Nuclear Induction Signals,
  Phys.Rev. 73, 942-946 (1948). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.73.942
  Explanation of fast passage distorsions (wiggles etc.)
• Karplus R., Schwinger J.,
  A Note on Saturation in Microwave Spectroscopy,
  Phys.Rev. 73, 1020-1026 (1948).
  This paper and the next one had impact on NMR as well.
• Karplus R.,
  Frequency Modulation in Microwave Spectroscopy,
  Phys.Rev. 73, 1027-1034 (1948).
• Purcell E.M.,
  Nuclear magnetism in relation to problems of the liquid and solid states,
  Science 107, 433-440 (1948).
• Packard M.,
  A Proton-Controlled Magnetic Field Regulator,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 19, 435-439 (1948).
  First NMR lock
• Pake G.E., Gutowsky H.S.,
  Nuclear Relaxation in Ice at -180°C,
  Phys.Rev. 74, 979-980 (1948).
• Bloch F., Nicodemus D., Staub H.H.,
  A Quantitative Determination of the Magnetic Moment
  of the Neutron in Units of the Proton Moment,
  Phys.Rev. 74, 1025-1045 (1948).
• Gutowsky H.S., Pake G.E.,
  Nuclear Magnetism in Studies of Molecular Structure and Rotation in Solids: Ammonium Salts,
  J.Chem.Phys. 16, 1164 (1948).
  Line narrowing due to internal motions in solids.
• Van Vleck,
  The Dipolar Broadening of Magnetic Resonance Lines in Crystals,
  Phys.Rev. 74, 1168 (1948).
• Pake G.E., Purcell E.M.,
  Line Shapes in Nuclear Paramagnetism,
  Phys.Rev. 74, 1184 (1948).
  

  Year 1949

• Hatton J., Rollin B.V.,
  NMR at Low Temperatures,
  Proc.Roy.Soc.(London) A199, 222 (1949).
  Ionic crystals, metals, solid H2 (1-14°K).
• Drain L.E.,
  A Direct Method of Measuring Nuclear Spin-Lattice Relaxation Times,
  Proc.Roy.Soc.(London) A62, 301 (1949).
  Proposal for measurements of relaxation in complex systems.
• Hopkins N.J.,
  A Magnetic Field Strength Meter Using the Proton Magnetic Moment,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 20, 401-402 (1949).
  NMR magnetic-field meters are still of great importance.
• Thomas H.A., Huntoon R.D.,
  Amplitude Bridge for Detection of Nuclear Resonance,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 20, 516-517 (1949).
• Proctor W.G.,
  The Magnetic Moment of Tl203,
  Phys.Rev. 75, 522 (1949).
• Dickinson W.C., Wimett T.F.,
  The Magnetic Moment of Be9,
  Phys.Rev. 75, 1769 (1949).
• Broersma S.,
  The Magnetic Susceptibility of Organic Compounds,
  J.Chem.Phys. 17, 873 (1949).
  This is not NMR but the pertinence was evident.
• Gutowsky H.S., Kistiakowsky G.B., Pake G.E., Purcell E.M.,
  Structural Investigations by Means of Nuclear Magnetism. I. Rigid Crystal Lattices,
  J.Chem.Phys. 17, 972 (1949).
  Introduction of spectral moments.
• Proctor W.G.,
  The Magnetic Moments of Sn117, Sn119, and Pb207,
  Phys.Rev. 76, 684 (1949).
• Torrey H.C.,
  Transient Nutations in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  Phys.Rev. 76, 1059 (1949).
  Aims at measurements of relaxation in complex systems.
• Knight W.P.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Shift in Metals,
  Phys.Rev. 76, 1259-1260 (1949).
  Discovery of Knight shifts in metals.
• Dickinson W.C.,
  Magnetic Moment of La139,
  Phys.Rev. 76, 1414 (1949).
• Anderson H.L.,
  Precise Measurement of the Gyromagnetic Ratio of He3,
  Phys.Rev. 76, 1460-1470 (1949). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.76.1460
• Proctor W.G., Yu F.C.,
  On the Magnetic Moments of Sn115, Cd111, Cd113, Pt195, and Hg199,
  Phys.Rev. 76, 1728 (1949).
• Wright A.,
  Some Aspects of Paramagnetic Relaxation,
  Phys.Rev. 76, 1826-1838 (1949).
  Extensive use of spectral moments.
• Spooner R.B., Selwood P.W.,
  Nuclear Induction and the Structure of Catalytically Active Solids,
  J.Am.Chem.Soc. 71, 2184-2187 (1949).
  

  Year 1950

• Pound R.V., Knight W.P.,
  A Radiofrequency Spectrograph and Simple Magnetic-Field Meter,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 21, 219 (1950). DOI: 10.1063/1.1745537
  Technical description of the "Pound" NMR instrument.
• Andrew E.R., R. Bersohn R.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Line Shape for a Triangular Configuration of Nuclei,
  J.Chem.Phys. 18, 159-161 (1950). Erratum in JCP 20, 924 (1952).
• Gutowsky H.S., Pake G.E.,
  Structural Investigations by Means of Nuclear Magnetism. II. Hindered Rotation in Solids,
  J.Chem.Phys. 18, 162 (1950).
  Use of spectral moments
• Hahn E.L.,
  Nuclear Induction Due to Free Larmor Precession,
  Phys.Rev. 77, 297-298 (1950).
  First FID.
• Pake G.E.,
  Fundamentals of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Absorption. I,
  Am.J.Phys. 18, 438-452 (1950).
• Pake G.E.,
  Fundamentals of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Absorption. II,
  Am.J.Phys. 18, 473-486 (1950).
• Andrew E.R.,
  Molecular Motion in Certain Solid Hydrocarbons,
  J.Chem.Phys. 18, 607 (1950).
• Newman R.,
  Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies
  in KH2PO4, KH2AsO4, NH4H2PO4, and NH4H2AsO4,
  J.Chem.Phys. 18, 669 (1950).
• Ramsey N.F., Pound R.V.,
  Nuclear Audiofrequency Spectroscopy by Resonant Heating of the Nuclear Spin System,
  Phys.Rev. 77, 278-279 (1950).
• Proctor W.G., Yu F.C.,
  On the Magnetic Moments of Mn55, Co59, Cl37, N15, and N14,
  Phys.Rev. 77, 716 (1950).
• Proctor W.G., Yu F.C.,
  The Dependence of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Frequency upon Chemical Compounds,
  Phys.Rev. 77, 717 (1950).
  Discovery of chemical shifts (14N and 15N).
  Read Proctor's personal account.
• Dickinson W.C.,
  Dependence of the F19 Nuclear Resonance Position on Chemical Compound,
  Phys.Rev. 77, 736-737 (1950).
  Parallel discovery of chemical shifts. 19F.
• Proctor W.G., Yu F.C.,
  On the Magnetic Moments of Xe129, Bi209, Sc45, Sb121, and Sb123,
  Phys.Rev. 78, 471 (1950).
• Brown R.M.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Weak Fields,
  Phys.Rev. 78, 530-532 (1950).
  Description of a low-frequency probehead.
• Ramsey N.F.,
  Magnetic Shielding of Nuclei in Molecules,
  Phys.Rev. 78, 699-703 (1950). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.78.699
  Theory of chemical shifts.
• Lindström G.,
  An Experimental Investigation of the Nuclear Magnetic Moments of D2 and H1 ,
  Phys.Rev. 78, 817 (1950).
  First report of 1H chemical shifts.
• Shaw T.M., Elsken R.H.,
  NMR Absorption in Hygroscopic Materials,
  J.Chem.Phys. 18, 1113 (1950).
  Water absorption and moisture studies will be an NMR evergreen
• Thomas J.T., Alpert N.L., Torrey H.C.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Methane,
  J.Chem.Phys. 18, 1511 (1950).
  Water absorption and moisture studies will be an NMR evergreen
• Proctor W.G.,
  On the Magnetic Moments of Tl203, Tl205, Sn115, Sn117, Sn119, Cd111, Cd113, and Pb207,
  Phys.Rev. 79, 35-44 (1950).
  Technical description of the "Proctor" NMR instrument.
• Hylleraas E., Skavlem S.,
  On the Magnetic Shielding in He and H2,
  Phys.Rev. 79, 117-122 (1950). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.79.117
• Bloembergen N., Dickinson W.C.,
  On the Shift of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Paramagnetic Solutions,
  Phys.Rev. 79, 179-180 (1950).
• Gutowsky H.S., Hoffman C.J.,
  Chemical Shifts in the Magnetic Resonance of F19,
  Phys.Rev. 80, 110-111 (1950).
• Newell G.F., Magnetic Shielding Constant of H2,
  Phys.Rev. 80, 476-477 (1950). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.80.476
  Early predictions of chemical shifts.
• Dickinson W.C., Hartree Computation of the Internal Diamagnetic Field for Atoms,
  Phys.Rev. 80, 563 (1950).
  Early predictions of chemical shifts.
• Hahn E.L.,
  Spin echoes,
  Phys.Rev. 80, 580-594 (1950).
  Hahn echo, stimulated echo, 2- and 3-pulse sequences.
  

  Year 1951

• Proctor W.G., Yu F.C.,
  On the Nuclear Magnetic Moments of Several Stable Isotopes,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 20-30 (1951).
  First observation of scalar coupling (J) (wrong explanation).
  Read Proctor's personal account.
• Abragam A., Pryce M.H.L.,
  Proc.Roy.Soc.(London) A205, 135 (1951).
• Pound R.V.,
  Nuclear Spin Relaxation Times in Single Crystals of LiF,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 156-157 (1951).
• Schuster N.A., Pake G.E.,
  The Electric Quadrupole Moment of Li6,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 157 (1951).
• Newman R., Ogg R.A.Jr.
  Nuclear Spin Relaxation Studies in Dilute Sodium-Liquid Ammonia Solutions,
  J.Chem.Phys. 19, 214 (1951).
• Ramsey N.F., Pound R.V.,
  Nuclear Audiofrequency Spectroscopy by Resonant Heating of the Nuclear Spin System,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 278-279 (1951).
  First T1 dispersion curve and first field-cycling experiment.
• Purcell E.M., Pound R.V.,
  A Nuclear Spin System at Negative Temperature,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 279-280 (1951). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.81.279
  First inversion recovery curves.
• Gutowsky H.S., McClure R.E.,
  Magnetic Shielding of the Proton Resonance in H2, H2O, and Mineral Oil,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 276-277 (1951).
  Introducing NMR into Chemistry
• Gutowsky H.S., Hoffman C.J., McClure R.E.,
  Magnetic Shielding of H1 and F19 Nuclei in Molecules,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 305 (1951); Comm.to the Am.Phys.Soc.
  Introducing NMR into Chemistry
• Norberg R.E.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Protons Adsorbed Into Metallic Palladium,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 305 (1951); Comm.to the Am.Phys.Soc.
• Arnold J.T., Dharmatti S.S., Packard M.E.,
  Chemical Effects on Nuclear Induction Signals from Organic Compounds,
  J.Chem.Phys. 19, 507 (1951).
  First chemically resolved NMR spectrum (ethanol).
• Sommers H.S.Jr., Weiss P.R., Halpern W.,
  Magnet Current Stabilizer,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 22, 612 (1951).
• Gutowsky H.S., McClure R.E., Hoffman C.J.,
  The Nuclear Spin of Be9,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 635-636 (1951).
  Use of spectral moments
• Dickinson W.C.,
  The Time Average Magnetic Field at the Nucleus in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiments,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 717-731 (1951).
  First calculations of chemical shifts.
• Alder F., Yu F.C.,
  On the Spin and Magnetic Moment of O17,
  Phys.Rev. 81, 1067 (1951).
• Alder F., Yu F.C.,
  On the Magnetic Moments of Mg25, Re185, Re187, and Be9,
  Phys.Rev. 82, 105 (1951).
• Andrew E.R.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Absorption in NaSbF6,
  Phys.Rev. 82, 443-444 (1951).
• Gutowsky H.S., McCall D.W.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Fine Structure in Liquids,
  Phys.Rev. 82, 748-749 (1951).
• Bradford R., Clay C., Craft A., Strick E., Underhill J.,
  Nuclear Proton Resonance in Related Liquid Hydrocarbons,
  Phys.Rev. 83, 656-657 (1951).
• Hatton J., Rollin B.V., Seymour E.F.W.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements on Be9, Al27, and Si29 in Beryl,
  Phys.Rev. 83, 672-673 (1951).
• Holroyd L.V., Codrington R.S., Mrowca B.A., Guth E.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Transitions in Polymers,
  L.Appl.Phys. 22, 696 (1951).
  This looks like the first NMR application to polymers
• Gordy W.,
  Interpretation of Nuclear Quadrupole Couplings in Molecules,
  J.Chem.Phys. 19, 792 (1951).
• Smaller B.,
  Precise Determination of the Magnetic Moment of the Deuteron,
  Phys.Rev. 83, 813 (1951).
  Discusses modulation effects on lineshapes
• Knoebel H.W., Hahn E.L.,
  A Transition Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Detector,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 22, 904 (1951).
• Bloch F.,
  Nuclear Relaxation in Gases by Surface Catalysis,
  Phys.Rev. 83, 1062-1063 (1951).
• Gutowsky H.S.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Metals: Temperature Effects for Na23,
  Phys.Rev. 83, 1073-1074 (1951).
• Norberg R.E., Slichter C.P.,
  Nuclear Relaxation Times in Metallic Na23,
  Phys.Rev. 83, 1074-1075 (1951).
• Bradford R., Clay C., Strick E.,
  A Steady-State Transient Technique in Nuclear Induction,
  Phys.Rev. 84, 157-158 (1951).
  Introduction of SSFP (Steady-State Free Precession)
• Sternheimer R.,
  On Nuclear Quadrupole Moments,
  Phys.Rev. 84, 244-253 (1951).
• Strick E., Bradford R., Clay C., Craft A.,
  A Comment on the Validity of the Bloch Formulation
  for the Interpretation of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Phenomena,
  Phys.Rev. 84, 363-364 (1951).
• Gutowsky H.S., McCall D.W., Slichter C.P.,
  Coupling among Nuclear Magnetic Dipoles in Molecules,
  Phys.Rev. 84, 589-590 (1951).
  Observation and correct explanation of J-couplings.
• Petch H.E., Smellie D.W., Volkoff G.M.,
  Nuclear Electric Quadrupole Interaction in Crystals with Nonaxially Symmetric Fields,
  Phys.Rev. 84, 602-604 (1951).
• McNeil E.B., Slichter C.P., and Gutowsky H.S.,
  "Slow beats" in 19F nuclear spin echoes,
  Phys.Rev. 84, 1245-1246 (1951).
  Observation of J-coupling effects on Hahn echo.
• Hahn E.L., Maxwell D.E.,
  Chemical shift and field independent frequency modulation of spin echo envelope,
  Phys.Rev. 84, 1246 (1951).
  Explanation of J-coupling effects on Hahn echo.
• Gutowsky H.S., Hoffman C.J.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Shielding in Fluorine and Hydrogen Compounds,
  J.Chem.Phys. 19, 1259 (1951). Erratum in J.Chem.Phys. 20, 200 (1952).
• Gutowsky H.S., McCall D.W., McGarvey B.R., Meyer L.H.,
  A Nuclear Magnetic Parameter Related to Electron Distribution in Molecules,
  J.Chem.Phys. 19, 1328 (1951).
• Clay C.S., Bradford R.S., Strick E.,
  A Possible Relation between the Nuclear Relaxation Time, T2,
  and Molecular Structure,
  J.Chem.Phys. 19, 1429 (1951).
• Gabillard R.,
  Résonance nucléaire mesuré du temps de relaxation T2 en présence
  d'une inhomogenéité de champ magnétique supérieur à la largeur de raie,
  C.R.Acad.Sci.Paris 232, 1551-1553 (1951).
• Arnold J.T., Packard M.E.,
  Variations in Absolute Chemical Shift of Nuclear Induction Signals
  of Hydroxyl Groups of Methyl and Ethyl Alcohol,
  J.Chem.Phys. 19, 1608 (1951).
  First report on variability in chemical shift of mobile hydrogens
  

  Year 1952

• Bloch Felix,
  The principle of nuclear induction,
  Nobel Lecture 1952.
• Carr Herman Y.,
  Free Precession Techniques in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  PhD Thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, (1952).
  Reprinted in Encyclopedia of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Vol.I, J.Wiley & Sons 1996.
  During the presentation of this Thesis, Carr carried out the first [1D] MRI experiment.
• Kakiuchi Y., Shono H., Komatsu H., Kigoshi K.,
  Proton Magnetic Resonance Absorption in Hydrogen Perchlorate Monohydrate
  and the Structure of the Oxonium Ion I.,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 7, 102-106 (1952). See Erratum at p.438.
• Ramsey N.F., Purcell E.M.,
  Interactions between Nuclear Spins in Molecules,
  Phys.Rev. 85, 143-144 (1952).
• Burgess J.H., Brown R.M.,
  Modulation Effects in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 23, 334 (1952).
  For several years, modulation was used to calibrate field-swept CW spectra
• Kakiuchi Y., Komatsu H.,
  Proton Magnetic Resonance Absorption in Hydrogen Perchlorate Monohydrate
  and the Structure of the Oxonium Ion II.,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 7, 380-382 (1952).
• Jeffries C.D., Loeliger H., Staub H.H.,
  The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Titanium and Arsenic,
  Phys.Rev. 85, 478-479 (1952).
• Waring C.E., Spencer R.H., Custer R.L.,
  A Bridged Tee Detector for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 23, 497 (1952).
• Gabillard R.,
  A Steady State Transient Technique in Nuclear Resonance,
  Phys.Rev. 85, 694-695 (1952).
• Watkins G.D., Pound R.V.,
  The Pure Nuclear Electric Quadrupole Resonance of N14 in Three Molecular Solids,
  Phys.Rev. 85, 1062 (1952).
• Norberg R.E.,
  NMR of Hydrogen Absorbed into Palladium Wires,
  Phys.Rev. 86, 745 (1952).
• Rushworth F.A.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Absorption in Anthracene,
  J.Chem.Phys. 20, 920 (1952).
• Hahn E.L., Maxwell D.E.,
  Spin Echo Measurements of Nuclear Spin Coupling in Molecules,
  Phys.Rev. 88, 1070-1084 (1952).
• Hickmott T.W., Selwood P.W.,
  The Use of Nuclear Induction in the Kinetic Study of the Reaction Eu+3 + e = Eu+2,
  J.Chem.Phys. 20, 1339 (1952).
  Possibly first study of chemical kinetics by NMR.
• Itoh J., Kusaka R., Yamagata Y., Kiriyama R., Ibamoto H.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiment on a Four-Proton System
  in a Single Crystal of K2HgCl4.H2O,
  J.Chem.Phys. 20, 1503 (1952). Erratum in 21, 190 (1953).
• Gutowsky H.S., McGarvey B.R.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Metals.
  I. Broadening of Absorption Lines by Spin-Lattice Interactions,
  J.Chem.Phys. 20, 1472 (1952).
• Bersohn R.,
  Nuclear Electric Quadrupole Spectra in Solids,
  J.Chem.Phys. 20, 1505 (1952).
  NQR will always oscillate between a tiny nichè of NMR and a self-standing discipline.
• Bloch F.,
  The Principle of Nuclear Induction,
  Nobel Prize Lecture, 1952.
  The pdf document can be downloaded from Bloch's Nobel Prize web page.
• Purcell E.M.,
  Research in nuclear magnetism,
  Nobel Prize Lecture, 1952.
  The pdf document can be downloaded from Purcell's Nobel Prize web page.
  

  Year 1953

• Hahn E.L.,
  Free Nuclear Induction,
  Phys.Today 6/11, 4-9 (1953).
• Wangsness R.K., Bloch F.,
  Dynamical Theory of Nuclear Induction I.,
  Phys.Rev. 89, 728 (1953).
  First use of density matrix.
• Gutowsky H.S., McGarvey B.R.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Thallium Compounds,
  Phys.Rev. 91, 81-86 (1953).
• Bloch F.,
  The principle of nuclear induction,
  Science 118, 425 (1953).
  This and next two item: First public divulgation of NMR.
• Purcell E.M.,
  Research in nuclear magnetism,
  Science 118, 431 (1953).
• Anderson P.W., Weiss P.R.,
  Exchange Narrowing in Paramagnetic Resonance,
  Rev.Modern Phys. 25, 269 (1953).
  This ESR paper had also a strong influence on the development of NMR concepts.
• Gutowsky H.S., McCall D.W., Slichter C.P.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Multiplets in Liquids,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 279 (1953).
• Smith J.A.S.,
  NMR Absorption,
  Quart.Rev.Chem.Soc. 7 279 (1953).
• Kojima S., Ogawa S.,
  Proton Magnetic Resonance Absorption in Cetyl Alcohol,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 8, 283-287 (1953).
• Itoh J., Kusaka R., Yamagata Y., Kiriyama R., Ibamoto H., Kanda T., Masuda Y.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiment on the Single Crystals
  of K2HgCl4.H2O and K2SnCl4.H2O. Part I ,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 8, 287-289 (1953).
• Itoh J., Kusaka R., Yamagata Y., Kiriyama R., Ibamoto H.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiment on the Single Crystals of K2HgCl4.H2O and K2SnCl4.H2O. II. The resonance absorption due to four proton system and the revised determination of their crystal structures,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 8, 293-301 (1953).
• Dehmelt H.G.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance in Some Metal Chlorides and Oxychlorides,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 380 (1953).
• Masuda Y., Kanda T.,
  Chemical Shift of the N14 Magnetic Resonance,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 8, 432-434 (1953).
• Reif F., Purcell E.M.,
  NMR in Solid Hydrogen,
  Phys.Rev. 91, 631 (1953).
  Lifted rotational degeneracy of ortho-molecules. Zero-field resononance at 165 kHz.
• Gutowsky H.S., Meyer L.H., McClure R.E.,
  Apparatus for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 24, 644 (1953).
• Overhauser A.W.,
  Untitled report from a meeting.
  Phys.Rev. 91, 476 (1953).
  Nuclear Overhauser effect.
• Carver T.R., Slichter C.P.,
  Polarization of nuclear spins in metals,
  Phys.Rev. 92, 212-213 (1953).
  Experimental confirmation of Overhauser effect
  Electron-nuclear double resonance.
• Overhauser A.W.,
  Polarization of Nuclei in Materials,
  Phys.Rev. 92, 411-415 (1953).
  First paper on NOE
• Pound R.V.,
  Evidences of Crystalline Imperfections in Nuclear Magnetism,
  J.Phys.Chem. 57, 743-748 (1953).
  First applications in physical chemistry.
• Conger R.L.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation in Viscous Liquids,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 937 (1953).
• Torrey H.C.,
  Nuclear Spin Relaxation by Transitional Diffusion,
  Phys.Rev. 92, 962-969 (1953).
  Investigation of relaxation mechanisms other than rotation.
• Ramsey N.F.,
  Nuclear Moments,
  John Wiley & Sons, New York 1953.
• McCall D.W., Gutowsky H.S.,
  Chlorine Pure Quadrupole Resonances,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1300 (1953).
• Kojima S., Tsukada K., Ogawa S., Shimauchi A.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance of Bromine in Molecular Solids,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1415 (1953).
• Gutowsky H.S., McGarvey B.R.,
  Rb87 and Cs133 Magnetic Resonance Shifts in the Solid Halides,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1423 (1953).
• Robinson G.W., Cornwell C.D.,
  The Interaction with Molecular Rotation of the Nuclear Electric Quadrupole Moments
  of Two Nuclei Having Spins 3/2,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1436 (1953).
• Quinn W.E., Brown R.M.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Splittings in Weak Fields,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1605 (1953).
• Gutowsky H.S., Saika A.,
  Dissociation,Chemical Exchange,and the Proton Magnetic Resonance in Some Aqueous Electrolytes,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1688-1694 (1953).
• Powles J.G., Gutowsky H.S.,
  Proton Magnetic Resonance of the CH3 Group. I. Investigation of Six Tetrasubstituted Methanes,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1695-1703 (1953).
  Use of spectral moments
• Powles J.G., Gutowsky H.S.,
  Proton Magnetic Resonance of the CH3 Group. II. Solid Solutions of t-Butyl Chloride in Carbon Tetrachloride,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1704-1709 (1953).
  Use of spectral moments
• Spence R.D., Gutowsky H.S., Holm C.H.,
  Hindered Molecular Rotation in Liquid Crystals,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1891 (1953).
• Itoh J., Kusaka R., Kiriyama R., Yabumoto S.,
  Proton Magnetic Resonance Experiment on a Single Crystal of Oxalic Acid Dihydrate, (COOH)2.2H2O,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1895-1896 (1953).
• Shoolery J.N.,
  Correlation of Proton Magnetic Resonance Chemical Shifts with Electronegativities of Substituents,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 1899-1900 (1953).
• Jarrett H.S., Sadler M.S., Shoolery J.N.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Signals from a Tautomeric Mixture,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 2092-2093 (1953).
• McGarvey B.R., Gutowsky H.S.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Metals.
  II. Temperature Dependence of the Resonance Shifts,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 2114-2119 (1953).
• Gutowsky H.S., Meyer L.H.,
  The Proton Magnetic Resonance in Natural Rubber.
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 2122-2126 (1953).
• Kojima S., Tsukada K., Ogawa S., Shimauchi A.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance of Iodine in Molecular Solids,
  J.Chem.Phys. 21, 2237-2238 (1953).
  

  Year 1954

• Gutowsky H.S.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  Annual Rev.Phys.Chem. 5, 333-356 (1954).
  doi:10.1146/annurev.pc.05.100154.002001
• Saika A., Slichter C.P.,
  A note on the fluorine resonance shifts,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 26-28 (1954).
• Gutowsky H.S., McCall D.W.,
  Electron Distribution in Molecules. IV. Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Shifts,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 162 (1954).
• Rabi I.I., Ramsey N.F., Schwinger J.,
  Use of rotating coordinates in magnetic resonance problems,
  Rev.Mod.Phys. 26, 167 (1954).
  Introduction of rotating coordinates formalism.
• Richter H.L.Jr., Humphrey F.B., Yost D.M.,
  Link Coupling for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 25, 190 (1954).
• Itoh J., Kusaka R.,Yamagata Y.,
  The Electric Quadrupole Splitting of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lines
  of Sodium in a Single Crystal of Na2S2O3.5H2O ,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 9, 209-218 (1954).
• Anderson P.W.,
  A Mathematical Model for the Narrowing of Spectral Lines by Exchange or Motion,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 9, 316-339 (1954).
• Baker E.B.,
  RF Phase-Sensitive Detector for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Signals,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 25, 390 (1954).
• Dicke R.H.,
  Coherence in Spontaneous Radiation Processes,
  Phys.Rev. 93, 99-110 (1954). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.93.99
  This became the dominant paradigm explaining FID
• Das T.P., Saha A.K.,
  Mathematical Analysis of the Hahn Spin-Echo Experiment,
  Phys.Rev. 93, 749-756 (1954).
• Brun E., Oeser J., Staub H.H., Telschow C.G.,
  The Nuclear Magnetic Moments of Xe129 and Xe131,
  Phys.Rev. 93, 904 (1954).
• Bloom A., Mansir D.,
  Measurement of Nuclear Induction Relaxation Times in Weak Magnetic Fields,
  Phys.Rev. 93, 941 (1954).
  An APS meeting brief.
• Cohen V.W., Corngold N.R.,
  Experiment for Measurement of the Magnetic Moment of the Neutron,
  Phys.Rev. 93, 941 (1954).
  An APS meeting brief.
• Packard M., Varian R.,
  Free Nuclear Induction in the Earth's magnetic field,
  Phys.Rev. 93, 941 (1954).
  An APS meeting brief.
• Garstens M.A.,
  Paramagnetic Resonances in Gases at Low Fields,
  Phys.Rev. 93, 1228-1231 (1954).
• Gutowsky H.S., Williams G.A., McCall D.W.,
  The Nuclear Spin of Si29,
  Phys.Rev. 93, 1428-1429 (1954).
• Ishiguro E., Koide S.,
  Magnetic Properties of the Hydrogen Molecules,
  Phys.Rev. 94, 350-357 (1954). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.94.350
• Bloch F.,
  Line-Narrowing by Macroscopic Motion,
  Phys.Rev. 94, 496-497 (1954). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.94.496.2
  This suggested sample spinning.
• Anderson W.A., Arnold J.T.,
  A Line-Narrowing Experiment,
  Phys.Rev. 94, 497-498 (1954).
  Experimental confirmation of sample spinning effects.
• Dehmelt H.G.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Couplings in Solid Bromides and Iodides,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 511 (1954).
• Carr Herman Y., Purcell E.M.,
  Effects of diffusion on free precession in nuclear magnetic resonance experiments,
  Phys.Rev. 94, 630-638 (1954).
  First treatement of diffusion effects. The CP sequence.
• Gutowsky H.S., Pake G.E., Bersohn R.,
  Structural Investigations by Means of Nuclear Magnetism. III. Ammonium Halides,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 643 (1954).
• Bersohn R., Gutowsky H.S.,
  Proton Magnetic Resonance in an Ammonium Chloride Single Crystal,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 651 (1954).
• Gutowsky H.S., Frank P.J.,
  Electron Spin Resonance in Metals at Low Fields,
  Phys.Rev. 94, 1067 (1954).
  Using low-field NMR hardware for ESR
• Bloembergen N.V., Pound R.V.,
  Radiation Damping in Magnetic Resonance Experiments,
  Phys.Rev. 95, 8-12 (1954). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.95.8
  In-depth discussion of radiation damping.
• Schumacher R.T., Carver T.R., Slichter C.P.,
  Measurements of spin paramagnetism of conduction electrons,
  Phys.Rev. 95, 1089-1090 (1954).
• Royden V.,
  Measurement of the spin and gyromagnetic ratio of C13 by the collapse of spin-spin splitting,
  Phys.Rev. 96, 543-544 (1954).
• Kubo R., Tomita K.,
  A General Theory of Magnetic Resonance Absorption,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 9, 888-919 (1954).
  Quantum mechanical treatement. Spectral moments. Relaxation tensor.
• Kubo R.,
  Note on the Stochastic Theory of Resonance Absorption,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 9, 935-944 (1954).
• Bray P.J.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonances in Solid Aryl Bromides and Iodides,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 946 (1954).
• Bray P.J.,
  Bromine Nuclear Quadrupole Resonances,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 950 (1954).
• Zimmerman John R.,
  Proton Relaxation in Mn++ Aqueous Solutions,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 950 (1954). DOI 10.1063/1.1740232
• Weatherly T.L.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance in Ethyl Chloroformate and Ethyl Trichloroacetate,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 958 (1954).
• Giulotto L., Chiarotti G., Cristiani G.,
  Nuclear Relaxation and Quasi-Crystalline Structure of Liquids,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 1143 (1954).
• Schawlow A.L.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonances in Solid Bromine in Iodine Compounds,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 1211 (1954).
• Shoolery J.N.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy,
  Anal.Chem. 26, 1400-1403 (1954).
  Introducing NMR as a tool for chemical analysis.
• Department of Physics, Duke University,
  Relation of Nuclear Quadrupole Couplings to the Chemical Bond,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 1470-1471 (1954).
• Department of Chemistry, Stanford University,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra and Structure of Borohydride Ion and Diborane,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 1933-1935 (1954).
• Benedek G.B., Purcell E.M.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Liquids under High Pressure,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 2003 (1954).
• Bray P.J., Barnes R.G.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonances in Bromobenzene Derivatives,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 2023 (1954).
• Bersohn R.,
  Double-Bond Character of Conjugated Carbon-Chlorine Bonds,
  J.Chem.Phys. 22, 2078 (1954).
• Fulbright H.W.,
  Nuclear Moments,
  J.Am.Chem.Soc. 76, 4500-4500 (1954).
  

  Year 1955

• Andrew E.R.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1955. 2nd Edition 1958.
  Second monograph on NMR including some spectroscopic applications to chemistry
• Grivet P.,
  La Resonance Paramagnetique Nucleaire,
  Centre National de la Scientifique, Paris 1955.
• Slichter C.P.,
  Diffusion effects in magnetic resonance of the alkali metals,
  in Bristol Conference on Defects in Crystalline Solids,
  Physical Society, London 1955, pp. 52-59.
• Kanda T.,
  On the Halogen Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Some Metal Halides I,
  J.Phys.Soc.Japan 10, 85-88 (1955).
• Physics Department, Columbia University,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Interaction in HCN and DCN in the Bending Vibrational Mode,
  J. Chem. Phys. 23, 249-252 (1955).
• Elsken R.H., Shaw T.M.,
  Technique for Continuous Intensity Standardization in
  Quantitative Analysis by Nuclear Magnetic Absorption,
  Anal.Chem. 27, 290-282 (1955).
  Overcoming problems with quantitative analysis by NMR.
• Feher G., Knight W.D.,
  Measurement of Electronic Susceptibilities by Means of Nuclear Resonance Absorption,
  Rev.Sci.Instrum. 26, 293 (1955).
• Shaw T.M., Elsken R.H.,
  Techniques for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements on Granular Hygroscopic Materials,
  J.Appl.Phys. 26, 313 (1955).
• Barnes R.G., Bray P.J.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonances of As75,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 407 (1955). See also Erratum in JCP 23, 1178 (1955).
• Naval Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin,
  Magnetic Shielding of Nuclei in Molecules by a Variational Method, J.Chem.Phys. 23, 474-476 (1955)
• ???,
  Molecular Orbital Approximation to Electron-Spin Coupled Nuclear Spin-Spin Interactions in Molecules, J.Chem.Phys. 23, 760 (1955)
• Aston J.G.,
  Study of Nuclear Resonance of the Supercooled Rotational Transition of 2,3-Dimethylbutane,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 528 (1955).
  Hindered rotation due to intra-molecular interactions observed in liquids.
• Shoolery J.N., Alder B.J.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Concentrated Aqueous Electrolytes,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 805 (1955).
• Baker E.B.,
  Nuclear Spin-Spin Coupling in Substituted Benzenes,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 984 (1955).
• McConnell H.M., McLean A.D., Reilly C.A.,
  Analysis of Spin-Spin Multiplets in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1152 (1955).
• Barnes R.G., Bray P.J.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonances of Sb121 and Sb123,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1177 (1955).
• Bloom A.L., Shoolery J.N.
  Effects of perturbing radiofrequency fields on nuclear spin coupling,
  Phys.Rev. 97, 1261-1265 (1955).
  The notion of decoupling
• Holcomb D.F., Norberg R.E.,
  Nuclear Spin Relaxation in Alkali Metals,
  Phys.Rev. 98, 1074-1091 (1955).
• Jaynes E.,
  Matrix treatment of nuclear induction,
  Phys.Rev. 98, 1099-1105 (1955).
  Density matrix formalism.
• Bloom A.L.,
  Nuclear induction in inhomogeneous fields,
  Phys.Rev. 98, 1105-1111 (1955).
  Line broadening and diffusion effects.
• Proctor W.G., Tanttila W.H.,
  Saturation of Nuclear Electric Quadrupole Energy Levels by Ultrasonic Excitation,
  Phys.Rev. 98, 1854 (1955).
• Slichter C.P.,
  Spin resonance of impurity atoms in silicon,
  Phys.Rev. 99, 479-480 (1955).
• Redfield Alfred G.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Saturation and Rotary Saturation in Solids,
  Phys.Rev. 98, 1785-1809 (1955). DOI
• Solomon I.,
  Relaxation processes in a system of two spins,
  Phys.Rev. 99, 559-565 (1955).
  Master relaxation equations for two like/unlike spins.
  Nuclear overhauser effect. Relaxation in paramagnetic solutions.
• Sands R.H.,
  Paramagnetic Resonance Absorption in Glass,
  Phys.Rev. 99, 1222-1226 (1955). DOI 10.1103/PhysRev.99.1222
• Anderson A.G., Garwin R.L., Hahn E.L., Horton J.W., Tucker G.L., Walker R.M.,
  Spin echo serial storage memory,
  J.Appl.Phys. 26, 1324-1338 (1955).
  Is this one of the roots of today's (still remote) quantum computing?
• Phillips W.D.,
  Restricted Rotation in Amides as Evidenced by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1363 (1955).
• Powles J.G., Gutowsky H.S.,
  Proton Magnetic Resonance of the CH3 Group. III. Reorientation Mechanism in Solids,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1692 (1955). DOI
  CW study. Use of spectral moments
• Slichter C.P.,
  Concept of temperature and the Overhauser nuclear polarization effect,
  Phys.Rev. 99, 1822-1823 (1955).
• Kromhout R.A., Moulton W.G.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Structure of the Amino Group I,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1873 (1955).
• Dean C.,
  Chlorine Nuclear Quadrupole Resonances in Solid Solutions,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1734 (1955).
• Holder B.E., Klein M.P.,
  Chemical Shifts of Nitrogen,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1756 (1955).
  The first nitrogen (14N) spectra.
• Weaver H.E., Tolbert B.M., LaForce R.C.,
  Observation of Chemical Shifts of O17 Nuclei in Various Chemical Environments,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1956 (1955).
  The first oxygen (17O) spectra.
• Kojima S., Tsukada K., Ogawa S., Shimauchi A.,
  Nuclear Quadrupole Resonances in Solid Iodine Compounds,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1963 (1955).
• Baker E.B.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra of Methyl Pyridines,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 1981 (1955).
• Shaw T.M., Elsken R.H.,
  Determination of Hydrogen in Liquids and Suspensions by Nuclear Magnetic Absorption,
  Anal.Chem. 27, 1983-1985 (1955).
• Hood G.C., Redlich O., Reilly C.A.,
  Ionization of Strong Electrolytes.
  IV. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Dissociation of Trifluoroacetic Acid,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 2229 (1955).
• McConnell H.M.,
  Dirac Vector Model for Electron Coupled Nuclear Spin Interactions,
  J.Chem.Phys. 23, 2454 (1955).
• Dailey B.P., Shoolery J.N.,
  The Electron Withdrawal Power of Substituent Groups,
  J.Am.Chem.Soc. 77, 3977-3981 (1955).
  Substituent effects on chemical shifts.
• Van Wazer J.R., Callis C.F., Shoolery J.N.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra of the Condensed Phosphates,
  J.Am.Chem.Soc. 77, 4945-4946 (1955).
• Wertz J.E.,
  Nuclear And Electronic Spin Magnetic Resonance,
  Chem.Rev. 55, 829-955 (1955).
  An early chemically oriented NMR and ESR review.
• Shulman R.G., Mays J.M., McCall D.W.,
  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Semiconductors. I. Exchange Broadening in InSb and GaSb,
  Phys.Rev. 100, 692-699 (1955).
  doi:10.1103/PhysRev.100.692
• Pines D., Slichter C.P.,
  Relaxation times in magnetic resonance,
  Phys.Rev. 100, 1014-1020 (1955).