Lauterpur 1929 was born in Sydney, Ohio, USA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Case Institute of Technology on 195 1 and his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in Philadelphia on 19 62. From 1963 to 1984, Lauterpur was a professor of chemistry and radiology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. During this period, he devoted himself to the study of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and its application. Lauterpur also extended the application of magnetic resonance imaging technology to the fields of biochemistry and biophysics. 65438-0985, director of biomedical nuclear magnetic resonance laboratory of the University of Illinois.

In the early 1970s, Lauterpur added an uneven magnetic field to the main magnetic field, that is, introduced a gradient magnetic field to induce the nuclear magnetic resonance radio waves point by point, and finally obtained a two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance image. For many years, the University of Illinois has always believed that Lauterpur has a good chance of winning the Nobel Prize. But Lauterpur himself was a little surprised by winning the prize. He told the media: "I heard all kinds of speculations, but the reality still surprised me."