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 | | Paul C. Lauterbur received the prize for his invention of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), a groundbreaking medical technology allowing precise and comprehensive imaging of the human body. |
 | | Paul C. Lauterbur was born on May 6, 1929 in Sidney, Ohio, USA. |
 | | Dr Lauterbur has received nine honorary doctorate degrees: including from the University of Liege (1984), from the Carnegie Mellon University in 1987, and from the Nicolaus Copernicus Medical Academy, Cracow, Poland, in 1988. |
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